343 HISTORY OF BRITISH MOSSES. 



X% Leaves striated. 

 35. Hypnum rupescens^ Dicks. {Bed Ifoimtain Feather 

 Moss.) Leaves erecto -patent, lanceolate, acuminate, entire, 

 striated, faintly two-nerved at the base; the capsule ovate, 

 nearly erect ; lid conical. — Eng. Fl. p. 83; Milll. Syn. pt. 

 3. JO. 384. 



On moist rocks in the alpine districts of Scotland. Only 

 recently discovered to be a native of Ireland by Dr. Dickie, 

 of Belfast, who gathered it on Ben Bulben. Pr. (rare) 

 Summer. The stems are erect, and vary considerably in 

 size. Well distinguished by the yellowish-purple colour 

 of its glossy foliage. It is found throughout the moun- 

 tain-ranges of Europe in similar localities as those of 

 Britain. 



36. Hypnum polyanthos. {Many-fruited Feather 

 Moss.) Leaves erecto-patent, ovato-lanceolate, remarkably 

 acuminate, minutely serrated at the point, smooth, ob- 

 scurely two-nerved at the base ; capsule ovato-cyhndrical, 

 erect; lid conico-acuminate. — Eng. Fl. 2^. 83. H. Polyan- 

 thum. Mull. Syn.pt. 2. p. 337. 



On rocks and trees. First found in England by Mr. W. 

 Backhouse on apple-trees near Darlington ; also about 

 Porfar, Scotland, by Mr. Drummond. Er. Autumn and 



