GRYPTOGAMIA MUSCL 745 



lowifh, with a fufcous point; the rim ciliated-, 

 the perichatium compofed of Ihort, narrow, re- 

 flexed fcales. 

 The fructification is rarely to be found. 



HYPNUM furculis ramofis, frondibns fubpinna- 

 tis, folioiis undulatjs planis. Sp.pl. 1589. {Mo- 

 ris, hiji.f. 15. /. 5. pag. 625. Haller. hijl. t. 46. 

 /. »,. TiilUn. mufc. t, 0^6, f, 12. cpt.) 



Crifped Hypnum. Anglis. 



Upon dry rocky places not unfrequent, ar.d ibme- 

 times at the roots of trees. IV. 



This is one of the moft elegant of the genus. The 

 ilalks are commonly about four inches long, but 

 vary from two to nin^ inches ; obtufe at the tnd. 

 They are comprefTed ; irregularly, and often op- 

 pofitely, branched, and l.e clofely imbricated 

 upon one another, in wide patches. The leaves 

 are obtufely lanceolate, dillichous, alternate, 

 denfely imbricated, Ihining, and tranfverfely un- 

 dulated with four or more fcmicircular concen- 

 tric wrinkles, or plaits. The upper and younger 

 lesves are of a pale green colour ; the lower and 

 older ones of a yellovvilli brown. 



The peduncles are very fhort for the fize of the 

 plant, being about half an inch long, of a pale 

 green colour, arifmg out of the aU of the leaves 

 from various parts of the ftalk. The capfuks 

 fhort, oval, dull green, rcddifh at the bafe, erefl 

 or flightly incurved -, the eperculim has a long 



point ; 



