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88. Hypnum proliferum, Linn. {Proliferous Feather 

 Moss.) Stems tripinnate ; leaves serrated, papillose on the 

 back, the cauline ones cordato-acuminate, striated, with a 

 nerve running nearly to the point ; those of the branches 

 more ovate, with a single or double nerve at the base ; lid 

 conico-rostrate. — Eng. Fl.p. 85. H. tamariscinum. Mull. 

 S//n.j}L2.p. 4,S3. 



Woods and banks in heathy places, abundant. This is 

 also a graceful and widely distributed moss, having been 

 found in almost every part of the world. It will readily be 

 known by its opaque yellowish-green foliage. Both the 

 preceding species will attract attention in a bright winter 

 day, 



, " Glittering with yellow, red, and green. 

 As o'er the moss, with playful glide, 

 The sunbeams dauce from side to side." 



39. Hypnum pujiilongum, Linn. {Verjj Long Feather 

 Moss.) Stems sub-bipinuate ; leaves distinctly placed, pa- 

 tent, cordate or ovate, acuminate, serrated, the nerve disap- 

 pearing below the summit; capsule ovate, cernuous; lid 

 rostrate. — Fug. Fl.p. 86; Milll. Sijn.pt. 2. p. 446. 



On moist shaded banks and the stems of decaying trees, 

 common. Fr. Winter. A graceful but variable species. 



