236 HISTOEY OF BRITISH MOSSES. 



Moss.) Leaves loosely imbricated, erecto-patent, obloiigo- 

 ovate, obtuse, entire, shining, the nerve reaching half-way ; 

 capsule oblongo-ovate, curved, cernuous ; lid conical. — 

 Encj.FLp. 79; Milll. Sijn. pt. 2.^;. 378. 



Banks and wet bogs. Abundant on the Breadalbane 

 Mountains, in Perthshire, but rare in fruit. In this state 

 near Berwick-on-Tweed, Dr. Johnston. Fr. Summer. 



"Well marked by its " slender habit, pale colour, and ob- 

 tuse leaves." It seems to bear fruit more freely in sandy 

 ground, where the seta is frequently partially imbedded in 

 the soil. 



15. Hypnum flavescens, Wils. {Tale Yelloio Feather 

 Moss.) Stems depressed and procumbent, thickly matted ; 

 leaves ovato-lanceolate, acuminate, entire, concave, with flat- 

 tened margins, faintly two-curved at the base, erecto-patent 

 and slightly secund; seta smooth; capsule ovate, cernuous; 

 lid with a slender beak. — Ejig. Fl. p. 79. 



On moist rocks and by mountain-rills, at Killarney and 

 Glengariff, Mr. "VYilson. 



While it has something peculiar in its foliage, this species 

 has to our mind much affinity with Ilypnu7n ndahidum. 

 We should suppose it allied to the Rypnum chrysostomiim 

 of Ivicli, in ]\Iichaux's 'Flora Americana.'' 



