HYPNUM. 241 



beak. — IFils. in Enrj. Bot. Si(j)j). tah. 2740 ; Be Not. Si/Uab. 

 Mv^c. 1838. /J. 57. 



Cromagloun Mouutaiu, Killarney; and near Kenmarc; 

 Ireland, " growing on the most inclined faces of de- 

 tached rocks," Wilson, August 1829. Mr. Wilson de- 

 scribes it as "a distinct and very elegant little species," 

 with gloss)^ slender habit, and of compact growth. He has 

 also found it near Beddgelert, in North Wales. De Notaris 

 has found it on rocks in Italy, and Scliimper in the lower 

 Vosges. 



24. Hypnum puLCHELLu:\r, Dicks. {Elegant Feather 

 Moss.) Leaves loosely imbricated, the upper ones sub- 

 secund, all of them lanceolato-acuminate, entii-e, nerveless ; 

 capsule ovato-cylindrical, nearly erect; lid conical. — Eng. Fl. 

 p. 82; Mull. Si/n.pt. 2.j}. 277. 



In alpine districts among rocks, preferring such spots as 

 contain deca^sdng vegetable matter. Fr. Autumn. A small 

 species, well deserving its specific apj)ellation of elegant or 

 neat [nitichdmn) , as few objects can be more graceful than 

 its tiny stems spreading their pale green foliage over the 

 dark patches on which they grow. Its leaves spread out 

 horizontally, like H. dentlculaturn, though the upper ones 

 are subsecund. 



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