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extremity, those of tlie branches acute and nearly straight ; 

 capsule ovate, cernuous, the lid conical.— ^;/_^. Fl. p. 91 ; 

 Milll. Syn.pt. 2. p. 490. 



Under shady rocks on Ben Lawers, Dr. Arnott. Fr. 

 Spring. Much resembling the preceding, of which Schwseg- 

 richen and AYilson regard it as a variety. Midler says it 

 is found throughout the whole of Europe in subalpine dis- 

 tricts, and in some parts of North America. 



56. Hypnum loreum, Linn. [Ramhlmg Mountain Fea- 

 ther Moss.) Leaves recurved, squarrose, lanceolate, much 

 acuminated, concave, serrated, striated, faintly two-nerved 

 at the base; capsule ovato-globose, cernuous; lid hemisphe- 

 rical, suddenly apiculated. — Eng. FL p. 91 ; Milll. Sj//i. pt. 

 2. p. 443. 



On the ground in woods, and among bushes on moors. 

 Fr. Winter. The specific English name is an appropriate 

 one, as its long rambling wiry branches remind us more of 

 the stringy garlands of Lijcopoclmvi, or Club-moss, than 

 any other species of Hypnum. The lower branches have a 

 tendency to produce roots, and are somewhat tapering or 

 attenuated. 



57. Hypnum triquetrtjm, Linn. [Triquetrous Feather 

 Moss.) Leaves squarrose, cordate, gradually acuminated. 



