CRYPTOGAMIA MUSCI. 725 



ficicHlare BR YUM antheris ereflis, operculo aciformi, fo- 

 '^* liis ereiflis fubfecundis. Sp, pi. 1583, [Dille/i. 



mufc. t. 46./. 25.) 



Sharp-headed mountain Brynm. Anglis, 



Upon moid rocks by the fides of rivulets, in the 

 highlands and lowlands, frequent. VIII. 



The flalks are an inch, or an inch and a half hif^h, 

 eredt and branched, every where denfely imbri- 

 cated with fhort, lanceolate, dark green, or 

 olive-colour'd leaves, (lightly leaning one way. 



The peduncles are near an inch high, of a dark 

 red colour ; the ^young ones arifc out of the 

 fummits of the new branches, the older ones, 

 from the fides, out of the lafb year's ihoots. 

 The caplules are oblong, quite ere^:, and co- 

 vered with a lliarp-pointed operculum. The ca~ 



" lypira is pale brown and acute ; the rim of the 

 orifice without cilia. 



BRYUM antheris ereflis, foliis fetacei?, pedun- 

 culis flexuofis. Sp. pi. 1583. {DUlen. mujc. t. 47. 



/. 33-; 

 Waved fhank*d Bryum. Jnghs. 



We gathered this only once, on Crawford moor^ 

 near the Lead-hills^ on the confines of Lanerk- 

 Jhire. VI. 



I'he ftalks are about an inch high, very flender, 

 ereft, fingle, or but (lightly branched, and co- 

 vered with a fufcous down at the bafe. The 

 le^v^s are fetaceouSj or of a narrow liaear-lan- 



ccolate 



