724 CRYPTOGAMIA MUSCI. 



The peduncles arife fingly from the fiimmits of 

 the branches, out of a cylindric fcaly bulb, or 

 ferkhatium^ and are hardly an inch high, fine 

 and flender. The capfules are fmall, oval, and, 

 when old, a littlS inclined. The operculum is 

 conical, and has a long point. 



This mofs is readily diffinguifhed by its forming 

 white tufts, fomething like the SPHAGNUM 

 paiujire, but the capfules are rarely to be found. 



pelhicidum BRYUM antheris erecfliufculis, foliis recurvis acu- 

 II' tis, caule hirfuto. Sp. pi. 1583. (Dilkn. mufc. t. 



46./. 23. ^/. 24.; 



Pellucid Bryum. Anglis. 



In bogs and by the fides of lakes. VII. 



The ftaik is red, nearly ereft, from one to three 

 inches high, fometimes fimplc, and fometimea 

 they are branched, and covered at the 

 bafe with a fufcous down. Tlie leaves are 

 thinly fet, in alternate order, of a fhort lanceo-. 

 late figure, pellucid, parent, acute, recurved 

 at the point, the upper ones green, the lower 

 ones of a pale fufcous colour. 



The peduncles are fliort and fine, and arife either 

 from the fummits, or the bafe of the new 

 branches. The capfules are fmall, oval, of a 

 dark brov;n, or blackilh colour, and a little 

 mciin'd, but are rarely to be found. When 

 dry they turn fufcous. 



BRYUM 



