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191 HISTORY OF BRITISH MOSSES. 



therefore content ourselves with enumerating the most pro- 

 minent of these. Tor furtlier information we refer our 

 readers to the works of Hooker, Miiller, Bridel, Bruch and 

 Schimper, and other writers. 



B. himum. B. Waldenhergi. 



B. erythrocarpum. B. stellare. 



B. obconicum. B. annofitmm, etc. 



17. Bryum turbinatum, Sw. {Turhinate Thread Moss.) 

 Stems short, branched with innovations; leaves ovate, acu- 

 minate, nearly entire, their margins slightly recurved, their 

 nerve running beyond the points; capsule elongato-pjTi- 

 forra, pendulous. — Eng. Fl. p. 61 ; Midi. Si/n. pt. 1. p. 259. 



]\Ioist places in sandy soil, gravel-pits, etc., especially in 

 mountainous districts. Fr. July. This is also a very 

 variable species, bordering closely on some forms of aUied 

 species. Its pear-shaped capsule is the most defined cha- 

 racter. 



18, Bryum nutans, Schreb. {S'dh/ Benchdoiis Thread 

 Moss.) Stems short; leaves erect, lanceolate, acuminate, 

 serrated above; nerve reaching to the point; capsule ob- 

 longo-pyriform, ])endulous. — Eng. FL p. 61 ; Mull. Syn. 

 pt. \.p. 335. 



On the ground in peaty soil, sometimes on rocks and 



