240 HISTORY OF BRITISH MOSSES. 



Powerscourt, county Wicklow, Dr. Taylor. Mill Dingle, 

 near Beaumaris, and woods near Bangor, Mr. Wilson. Fr. 

 Summer. This species is also rare in fruit, and has been 

 frequently taken for Tterogonmm fiUforme. It is found in 

 the various mountain districts of Europe. 



tt Leaves lanceolate or subulate. 

 % Leaves loithout stria. 



22. Hypnum plumosum, Linn. {Rtisti/ Feather Moss.) 

 Leaves erecto-pateut, the upper ones sometimes secund, all 

 of them ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, subserrated, the mar- 

 gins recurved, the nerve reaching above the middle ; capsule 

 ovate, cernuous ; lid conical. — Entj. Fl. p. 81 ; Mull. Syn. 

 pt. 2. ;;. 358. 



On moist banks, rocks, and stones, frequent. Tr. Octo- 

 ber. The glossy deep yellow-green leaves, which are often 

 secured readily, distinguish this Moss from other species 

 with which it is associated. It varies somewhat in habit 

 however, whence in descriptive works various synonyms will 

 be found. 



23. Hypnum demissum, Wils. {Prostrate Feather Moss.) 

 Stem prostrate, with a few slender branches ; leaves erect, 

 subunilateral, elliptic-lanceolate, acute, nerveless, entire, the 

 margin recurved ; capsule elliptical, cernuous; lid with a long 



