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16. Hypnum murale, Hedw. {JFall Feather Moss.) 

 Leaves nearly erect, imbricated, oval, with a very short 

 point, concave, the single nerve reaching three-fourths of the 

 way up ; capsule ovate, cernuous ; lid rostrate. — Eng. Fl. 

 p. 80 : Mm. Si/n. pt. 2. p. 346. 



Ou walls, moist stones, and by the sides of ditches, pre- 

 ferring, according to Miiller, such as have a north aspect. 

 Fr. Winter and Spring. 



The habit of this species induced Dillenius to apply to it 

 the designation of " mouse-tail like ;" and other authors 

 have described it as Hypmim confertum and ahbreviatum. 

 Its rostrate lid and concave sharp-pointed leaves form the 

 marks by which it may be distinguished from its allies. 



17. Hypnum purum, Linn. [Neat Meadow Feather 

 Moss.) Leaves closely imbricated, oval, with a very short 

 point, very concave, the nerve reaching half-way up ; cap- 

 sule ovate, cernuous; lid conical.- — Enc/. Fl. p. 80; MilU. 

 Spi.pt. ^.p. 379. 



On banks and under trees, plentiful. Fr. (nowhere com- 

 mon) November to Eebruary, 



This is a common but beautiful species, often mixing too 

 freely in our lawns and pastures, to the exclusion of more 

 useful productions. According to Dillenius, the appellation 



