BRYEI. 199 



On shady banks, especially in sandy districts. Bearing 

 fruit in winter. 



Forming broad patches ; innovations from the upper part 

 of the fruit-bearing stems and from creeping stolons ; upper 

 leaves rosulate ; lower leaves very small. 



A splendid Moss, with the appearance of Mtiium, but the 

 characters of Bryum.* 



* As the genus Bryum is a very difficult one, on account of the really dis- 

 tinctive characters being often difficult of access, I subjoiu Mr. Wilson's ar- 

 rangement, so far as it relates to the species here included under the genus. 



Sect. I. Nerve ceasing below the apex. 

 Bryum Marratii. 



calophyllum. 



Sect. II. Leaves mostly ovate, nerved to the apex. 



a. Inflorescence synoicous. 



lacustre. 



Warneum. 



b. Inflorescence dioicous. 



pseudotriquetrum. 



alpinum. 



Huhlenbeckii. 



turbinatum. 



p aliens. 



Sect. III. Leaves ovate, nerve excurrent. 

 a. Inflorescence monoicous. 



uliginosuin. 



pallescens. 



b. Inflorescence synoicous. 

 * Inner peristome imperfect. 



pendulum. 



inclination. 



** Inner peristome perfect. 



intermedium. 



bimum. 



torquescens. 



c. Inflorescence dioicous. 



obconicum. 



capillare. 



Donianum. 



