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31. Hypnum albicans, Neck. {Whititih Feather Moss.) 

 Leaves erect, ovato-lanceolate, acuminate, faintly striated, 

 concave, entire, revolute at the margin, the nerve reaching 

 half-waj ; capsules ovate, ceruuous ; seta smooth ; lid conical. 

 —Bug. Fl.p. 84 ; Mm. Syn. lit. 1. p. 860. 



On the ground and sandy banks. Fr. November. As 

 the name indicates, this is a pale-coloured species, in which, 

 as well as other particulars, it resembles Hijpnum lutescens. 

 The leaves are longer, more pointed and spreading, than hi 

 that species. In moist places the stems are stronger and 

 more branched. 



*" Leaves serrated. 

 t Stems heloto hare of leaves, resembling a tree. 



32. Hypnum alopecurum, Linn. {Fox-tail Feather 

 3Ioss.) Stems erect, simple and naked below, fascicled 

 above; leaves concave, narrow, ovate, acute, serrated, re- 

 flexed at the margin, the nerve reaching nearly to the point ; 

 capsule ovate, cernuous ; lid rostrate. — Eng. FL j*;. 81 ; 

 3ML 8yn.pt. 2. p. 501. 



"Woods and shady banks, preferring the neighbourhood 

 of streams. Tr. Winter. This and the succeeding species 

 are very graceful objects, and belong to the section in which 

 the largest and handsomest forms are found. It is rare 



