762 CRYPTOGAMIA MUSCI. 



******-:■*• Suradis confer tis. 



fericcum 26 HYPNTJM furculo repente, ramis confertis eredis 

 foliis fubulatis, antheris eredis. Sp. pi, 1595, 

 {Moris, hiji. f. 15. /. 5./. 25. Vail. Paris. /. 27- 

 /. 3. a b. Dillen. miifc. /. 42./. 59. opt.') 



Silky Hypnum, with ered heads. Anglis. 



On the trunks of trees, and on walls and rocks 

 very common. I-II. 



The ftalks are long and creeping, and adhere clofe 

 to the place of growth by numerous downy, 

 fufcous fibres. The branches are copious, and 

 orow in tufts, fon^ie fimple, others much di- 

 vided, cylindrical, Ihorr, nearly ered when moift, 

 incurved when dry, and rigid to the touch. 

 The leaves are narrow, lanceolate, terminated 

 with a long hair, denfely imbricated, prefs'd to 

 the ftalk when dry, and appearing capillary, 

 but wider and patent when moid, and of a yel- 

 lowifh greer. filky colour. 



The peduncles are reddiili, half an inch high, or 

 a little more, produced in plenty. The rap- 

 fules are widefc at the bale, cylindricrtl towards 

 the top, ered, and cinnamon-colour'd. The 

 cpcraihim is red and pointed-, ihtcalyptra pale; 

 the rim finely ciliated with white hairs. 

 ^' A variety of this fometimes occurs with ftalks fix 

 inches long, branched longer and more ered, 

 and capfulcs fiightly inclin'd. See Dilien. miijc. 

 t. 42./. 60. 



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