134 HISTORY OF BRITISH MOSSES. 



" Your voice to whisper would have died 

 For the deep quiet's sake ; 

 Your tread the softest Moss have sought 

 Such stillness not to break." 



Unlike some of its allies, it is found widely distributed 

 over the globe, having been found on the mountain-ranges 

 of India and Australia. 



4. Trichostomum canescens, Hedw. {Koary Fringe 

 Bfoss.) Stems elongated, irregularly branched ; leaves ovato- 

 lanceolate, their diaphanous acuminated points slightly ser- 

 rated ; capsule ovate ; teeth of the peristome very long and 

 filiform ; lid subulate. — Eng. Fl. p. 33. Grimmia canes- 

 cens, Mull. 8yn.pt. I.j5. 807. 



Stony grounds, in subalpine districts, frequent. Fr. 

 Spring. This is also a common, but elegant species, with 

 hoary foliage ; it is found more frequently than the preceding 

 in the lowland districts. There is a var. ericoides, with nu- 

 merous fasciculate branches and somewhat squarrose leaves, 

 which has been described by some authors as a species. 



5. Trichostomum heterostichum, Hedw. {Serrated 

 Hoary Fringe Moss.) Stems elongated, branched; leaves 

 ovato-lanceolate, their diaphanous points slightly serrated; 

 capsule cylindrical; teeth of the peristome rather short; 



