734 CRYPTCGAMIA MUSCI. 



fiiort, and roundifli, green at firft, fufcous 

 when ripe. The operculum is reddifh, with i , 

 broad bafe, and a fhort curved point in thC; 

 centre. 



Whether this be tlie B. verticillatum intended by | 

 Lir.f7<^u is doubtful, but it certainly is that of i 

 BilUnhts, to the figure of which I have referred. ;. 



It is nearly related to the B. hetercmalhm above. . \ 



purpureiim BRYUM caule dichotorno, axillis pednnculiferls ; 



24. anthera ercda, foHis cannatis. Hudf. FL Jng, p.[ 



412. MNIUM ptirpiireum. Lin. Sp. pL ^SIS' ' 



{Di^kn. mujc. L 4g-f, 51.) |; 



Purple Bryum. AngHs. \ 



Upon Vv'alls, rocks, and in light gravelly foils fre- \ 

 quent, IV. V. ': 



The ftalks are erect, from half an inch to an inch 

 high, {lightly branched tov/ards the top, and 1 

 grov/ in delicate green tuns. Th€ leaves are fu- • 

 bulate, patent, and form, at the fummits of j' 

 the branches, barren rofaceous ftars. The pe- * 

 duncles are numerous, about an inch high, 

 eredt, of a bright red colour, vifible at a confi- 

 dcrable dillance, and produced from the aU of 

 the branches, 



The carfules are oval, erect, and green, when 

 young, but reddiili, and a little inclin'd when 

 ripe. The cperciihim is red, acute, and conical. 

 The caljpira dull red, cre6l at hrft, but after- 

 v.ards oblique. 



