246 HISTORY OP BRITISH MOSSES. 



in fruit both iu this country and in America, and does not 

 extend to the Arctic regions. 



33. Hypnum dendroideSj Linn. {Tree-liJce Feather 

 Moss.) Stems erect, below simple and naked, fascicled 

 above; leaves ovate, often more or less lanceolate, ser- 

 rated at the point, the nerve reaching nearly to the 

 summit; capsule ovato-cylindrical, the lid rostrate. — Eng. 

 Fl. p. 84. Neckera dendroides, Mull. Spi. ft. 2. 'p. 121. 

 Chmacium dendroides, Weh. and Mohr, Bryol. Europ. 



fuse. 16. 



In woods and pastures, and in the vicinity of bogs and 

 marshes. Pr. Winter. This graceful species seems to 

 prefer subalpine districts, and is rare in fruit, to perfect 

 which a good supply of moisture seems necessary. The co- 

 lumella is well developed in its capsules, for a description of 

 wliich, as well as other pecuHarities of structure, we refer 

 to the various authors who have devoted themselves to its 

 study. 



tt Stems leafy t^elovj. 

 X Capsules erect. 



34. Hypnum curvatum, Swartz. {Curved Feather 

 Moss.) Branches fascicled, curved; leaves ovato-elhptical, 

 concave, serrated at the point, the nerve disappearing be- 



