HYPNUM. 243 



Winter. In addition to the appended specific description, 

 various details regarding the appearance of tliis species will 

 be found in the works we refer to. It may readily be taken 

 for one of the small varieties of H. cupressiforme. Miiller 

 records a \vix\ti'^ imllidlfoliiim which he regards as identi- 

 cal with the H. multiflorum of Taylor in ' Flora Hibernica/ 

 vol. ii. p. 46, 



£7. Hypnum sericeum, Linn. (&7% Feather Moss.) 

 Leaves erecto-patent, lanceolate, acuminate, entire or slightly 

 serrated, the nerve reaching to three-fourths of the length ; 

 capsule ovato-cylindrical; seta rough; lid conical. — Enfj. Fl. 

 p. 83; Mull. 8yn.pt. 2.j!?. 356. 



On trunks of trees, less frequently on walls or rocks. Pr. 

 "Winter and Spring. The soft yellow cushions which this 

 species forms where it grows, render it a very neat and dis- 

 tinct object. When young, the calyptra is hairy. 



28. Hypnum salebrosum, Hoffm. {Smooth-stalked 

 Yelloio Feather Moss.) Leaves erecto -patent, lanceolate, 

 acuminated into a waved, hair-like, scarcely serrulate point, 

 striated, the nerve disappearing above the middle ; capsule 

 ovate-cernuous ; seta smooth ; lid conico-acuminate. — Eng. 

 Fl. p. 83. H. plumosum, var. Salebrosum, Milll. S//n. 

 pt. %.p. 359. 



