172 HISTORY OF BllITISII MOSSES. 



in some respects also with Sjdac/mnm. The traces of the 

 double peristome arc rarely and ■nitli difficulty traced, so 

 that it is somewhat out of place iu this division. It has a 

 wide range as to its geographical distribution, being found 

 throughout most of Europe, Tangiers, Egypt, Teneriffe, 

 and, by ~Mv. Schimper, flourishing luxuriantly near fountains 

 on Sinai's hallowed mount. 



PUNAMA, Schrelj. (Cord Moss.) 



The setffi or fruit-stalks of this genus have remarkable hy- 

 grometric properties, twisting like a piece of cord in dry 

 weather, whence the name, ivom funis, a rope or cord. 



Generic Character. — Seta terminal. Peristome double, oblique; 

 the outer of sixteen compact teeth ; the inner of the same number 

 of cilia opposite to the teeth of the other. Capsule pyriform, its 

 mouth oblique. Calyptra inflated below. 



1. TuNARiA HYGROMETRiCA, Ilcdw. [Ilj/grometric Cord 

 AIoss.) Leaves very concave, ovate, apiculated, entire; 

 neiTe excurrent; seta curved, flexuose. — Eiig.M.p. 52; 

 MllLl. 8ijn.2iL \.p. 107. 



On the ground, especially where wood has been burnt, 

 walls and rocks. Fr. Spring. A common, distinct, and 



