750 CRYPTOGAMIA MUSCI. 



froliferum HYPNUM furculis proliferis plano-pinnatis, pe^ 

 *3- dunciilis aggregatis. Sp.pl. 1590. (l^aiL Paris: 



t 25./. i. Dillen. 7nufc. t. 35./. 14. opt ) 



Proliferous Tamarifk Hypnum. Anglis. 



In thick Ihady woods frequent. III. 



The ftalk of this elegant fpecies is fix or eight 

 inches long, creeping, and pinnatecl with branches 

 nearly oppofite to each other, and gradually de- 

 creafing in length from the bafe upwards. Thefc 

 branches arc again doubly pinnated, and all of 

 them denf:ly imbricated with extremely fmail 

 leaves, fo clolcly prefs'd to the central nerves 

 rhat they appear to the naked eye only as mi- 

 nute grains. The colour of the leaves is either 

 a deep green, or a yellow autumnril green, with* || 

 out any glofs or Ihining appearance. The prin 

 cipal nerve is firm, elaftic, and proliferous^ \ 

 Inooting out new ered branches, fimilar to thi | 

 parent ; and thefe again become proliferous,- .' 

 lliooting out other new ones from their centre. \ 



Tiie peduncles are about an inch high, red, fhin- ^ 

 ing, and arile either fingly, or three or four near ; 

 each other, out of the nerve ; having each a ' 

 thick, hairy, conical pcricbatium at their bafei i 

 The capfules at firft are of a fufcous green co- !■ 

 lour, but, when ripe, are red and recurved. The '\ 

 operculum is conical and bearded ; and the fruc- :1 

 tificaclons are rarely feen, I 



HYPNUM \ 



