CRYPTOGAMIA MUSCI. 709 



Fountain Mniam. AngUs. 



In bogs, and on the borders of cold fprings fre- 

 quent, VII. Vill. 



This elegant mofs is from two to four inches high -, 

 the ftalks are fimple at the bafe, and covered 

 with a rufty down, but higher up are red, and 

 divided into feveral round, fingle, taper branches, 

 which proceed nearly from the fame point. The 

 leaves arc not more than i-i2th of an inch long, 

 lanceolate and acute, of a whitifh green colour, 

 and fo thinly kt that the red ftalk appears be- 

 tween them. The filaments are two inches long, 

 red, and arife from the ah of the branches. 

 The antherce j^re thick, (Iriated, gibbous, nearly 

 globular, a little inclined, of a greenilh colour, 

 tinged with red or brov.'n. The Operculum is 

 Ihort and conical. 



Some other ftalks are terminated with a radiated 

 calyx, confifting of five or fix leaves, fjrround- 

 ing a dufty orange-colour'd difc ; which Haller 

 affirms to be the orig'n of the future branches, 

 into which the fialk will be divided. 

 This mofs as it may be fcen at a confidcrable dif- 

 tance, is a good mark to lead to the difcovcry of 

 clear and cold fprings. Lhino'us informs us, that 

 tht Laplanders arc well acquainted with thisfign, 

 fior.Lap.p. 322. 



bygrometri' MNIUM acaiile, anthera nutante, calyptra reftexg 

 cum 5. tetragons, Sp. pi i;^76« {Moris, hiji/f. 15. t. 7. 



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