7^6 CRYPTOGAMJA MUSCI. 



The peduncles nre faffron-colour'd, one and rome- 

 times two inches high, and arile near the bafe 

 of tiie branches. '1 he capfulcs are oval, ob- 

 long, nightly inciin'd, of a yellowifli brown 

 colour ; the cperculum acutely conical ; the rim 

 ciliated. 



It varies with branches not fo ficnder, but more 

 tumid in the middle, and capiules quite cre6t. 

 See DiHsfi t. 41./. 50. 



Greater Moufe-tail Hypnum. Anglis. 



YGcilc 31. HYPNUM furculis repentibus, ramis fafciculatis 

 tcrctibus erccT:iulculis, antheris creiflis ovatis. 

 hin. Jyji. nat. ed:t. \ 3. p. 801. Hypnum ornHho- 

 poides. Huaf, FL A}2g!. p. 430. {DilieK. mujc. t. 

 4'./. 5d-) 



B i r d 's ■ fo o t H y p n u m . Anglis. 



Upon trunks of trees, and on rocks, as about 

 Arthurs Seat., near Edinburgh^ &e. Mr. 2'aiden, 

 II. 



This greatly rcfembles the preceding in its habit 

 and manner of growth, but is rarely above two 

 inches long. The branches arife out of a creep- 

 ing ilalk, and are lub-divided each into a cluf- 

 ter of cylindrical, taper, incurved, fecondary 

 branches, niore (lender than thofe of the pre- 

 ceding mofs. 



1 I.e leaves are oval-lanceolnCc, acute, preflld to 

 the (lalk when dry, a little elevated u hen moid, 

 and of a yellowifh green colour. 



The 



