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Moss.) Stems elongated; leaves nearly plane^ lanceolate, 

 attenuate, serrulate at the points, transversely waved ; cap- 

 sule cylindraceous, cernuous; lid with a long beak. — Fur/. 

 Fl.p. 41 ; Mull. Si/n.pt. 1. p. 355. 



In woods, and on rocks and boggy ground. Pr. August. 

 The transverse undulations of the leaf are best seen when the 

 plant is in a recent state. Sometimes two, three, or more 

 seta3 arise from one perichsetium of this Moss, whence one 

 of its synonyms, B. polysetum. 



22. DiCRANUM scoPAEiUM, Hcdw. [Broom ForJc Moss.) 

 Stems elongated; leaves narrow, subulate, canaliculate, se- 

 cund; capsule cyhndraceous, arched, cernuous; lid witli a 

 long beak. — Mit/. Fl. p. 41; Mi'.ll. Spi. pt. l.p. 359. 



In woods, copses, and less frequently on the ground. Tr. 

 August. Two varieties are described by Sir W. J. Hooker, 

 and are regarded as species by some authors. 



Tar. majus [B. majus, Turn.): stems more elongated; 

 leaves more falcate and larger. 



Tar. fuscescens {B. congestum, Schwsegr.) : smaller in 

 every part; leaves subsecund, narrower, somewhat crisped 

 when dry. 



Excepting some of the commoner Fli/pnums, few species 

 of Mosses are more likely to catch the eye of the botanical 



