DICEANUM. 143 



3. DiCRANUM TAXiFOLiuM, Sw. {Yetv-kavecl Fork Moss.) 

 Seta arising from the root ; perichaetial leaves ovate, sheath- 

 ing, convokite, pointed, — Eng. Fl.p, 3G. Eissidens taxifo- 

 lius, Miill. S//n.pt. 1.7;. 50. 



Moist banks, preferring a clayey soil. Pr. Winter. In 

 colour and habit a good deal resembling D. br^oides, from 

 which it is distinguished by its lateral seta and curved 

 capsule. 



Fissidens polyphjllus, Wils. MS., found near Beddgel- 

 lert, in Wales, by Mr. AVilson, is recorded and described as 

 a species in ' Bryologia Europsea,^ Suppl. tab. iii. It is 

 large, and nearly allied to F. adiantoides, of which ^lilller 

 makes it a var. {Miill. Sijn. pt. \. j). 51.) 



B. Leaves inserted on all sides of the stetit. 

 a. Leaves destitute of nerve. 



4. DiCRANUM GLAUCUM, Hedw. {White Fork Moss.) 

 Stems branched, fastigiate ; leaves lanceolate, straight, nerve- 

 less, entire ; capsule ovate, cernuous ; lid rostrate. — Fug. Fl. 



p. 37. Leucobryum vulgare, Miill. 8yn.pt. \. p. 74. On- / 



cophorus glaucus, Br. and Sch. p. 5. t. 1, 3. 



In moist ground, on heaths, in bogs, and on decaying 

 wood, rare in fruit. Er. Winter and Spring. The pale 

 glaucous colour and cellular structure of this Moss at once 



