CRYPTOGAMIA MUSCi. 713 



The llnlk is red, about half an inch high, cr a 

 little more ; the leaves giow alternately rotind 

 the llalk, of a pale green cobur, tender, pellu- 

 cid, and entire on the edges •, the iov.er ones 

 oval and acute, the upper ones narro'.v and lan- 

 ceolate, all having a line nerve running along 

 the middle. 



The filament arifes from the top of the ftalk, of a 

 pale red colour, about half an inch long. The 

 anthera is oblong and pendulous, fmaikil at the 

 bale, broadell at the end, green at firft, bu^*: 

 rcddilli when ripe. The calyptra is ^ale green 

 and recurved. 'J'iie ofeycttlum is fnort, reddifh, 

 and obtufe; tlie rim cdiated. 



It is very nearly relate.d to the MNIUM bcrnum, 

 but differs from it in having entire leaves, ix& 

 v.'ell as being a fhorter and fmailer mofs. 



We have never yet fcen any of the ftalks tcrmi^ 

 nated with a ftellated calyx; nor does Dillenius 

 mention any fuch ; but as the plant i." very like 

 the M. hornumy which is knovvn to have them, 

 we have ventured, with Linvicus^ who may pro- 

 bablv h.'ive fecn them, to place \t among the 

 MiNIUMS. 



firpyllifclh ^^^'^^'^^'^ pedunculls aggregatis, foiiis patentibus 

 urn Q, ■ pellucidis. Sp.pl. 1577. {Vaill. Faris. t. 26./. 

 5. ^ iS. Dillen. miifc. t. s^- f. Si. opt.) 

 Thyme- leaved Mnium. AngUs. 

 In woods and moid fliady plrxes frequent. IV\ 



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