HYPNUM. 255 



nerve reacliing nearly to tlie summit; capsule ovate, cernu- 

 ous; lid rostrate. — Eng. M. p. 89. H. rusciforme^ Mull. 

 8yn.pt. 2.^;. 425. 



On stones^ wood, and rocks in streams, delighting in 

 such spots as afford a fall to the water. Fr. Winter. 



" Where, through some meadows soft and green, 



Gemm'd with the daisy's silver bloom, 

 A gentle stream is wandering seen, 



'Midst flowering banks of rare perfume ; 

 There you may look beneath the waters 



Sweetly gliding on serene. 

 For one of Beauty's lovely daughters, — 



Lovely though of humble mien : 

 And where the stream, in childish glee. 



Leaps o'er the rocks with infant pride, 

 This little Moss, iu eddying swirl 



Of foaming waves, its head doth hide." 



It varies a good deal in the length of the stem and size of 

 the leaves, according to the situation in which it grows. 



49. Hypnum striatum, Schreb. {Covimon Striated 

 Feather Moss ^ Stems variously branched; leaves patent, 

 cordato-acuminate, serrated, striated, the nerve reaching 

 beyond the middle ; capsule oblongo- ovate, cernuous ; seta 

 smooth; lid rostrate. — Eng. Fl. p- 89; Miill. Syn.pt. 2. 

 p. 460. 



