170 D I P L O P E R I S T O M I. 



disappearing near the middle, capsule ovate-cylindrical erect, 



lid rostrate. (TAB. XXV.) 



Hypnum myosuroides. Linn. Sp. PI p. 1596. (not of Hedw.) 



Turn. Muse. Hib. p. 140. Smith, Fl Brit. p. 1285. Engl Bot. t. 



1567. Moug. et Nestl n. 330. Punch, Deutschl. Moose, t. 46. / 53. 



Hook. Fl. Scot. P. II. p. 144. Hobson, Brit. Mosses, v. I. n. 76. 



Drummond, Muse. Scot. v. I. n. 88. Brid. Meth. p. 165. Schwaegr. 



Suppl. v. 1. P. II. p. 267. Arn. Disp. Muse. p. 64 Dill. Muse. t. 



41. / 51. 



HAB. On trunks of trees and rocks. 



This can only be confounded with the preceding species, but 

 its more slender habit, its leaves more acuminated, less concave, 

 with their shorter nerve, reflexed margins, serrated nearly their 

 whole length, will ever keep it distinct. 



-i -t- Capsules cernuous. 

 Stems bi-tripinnate. 



32. H. splendens ; stems tripinnate, leaves ovate with a suddenly 



acuminated serrated point concave faintly two-nerved at the 

 base margin below recurved, capsule ovate cernuous, lid 

 rostrate. (TAB. XXV.) 



Hypnum splendens. Hedw. Sp. Muse. t. 67. /. 7 9. Turn. Muse. 

 Hib. p. 156. Smith, Fl. Brit. p. 1295. Engl Bot. t. 1424. Mowj. 

 et Nestl. n. 42. Funck, Deutschl. Moose, t. 42. / 3. Hook. FL Scot. 

 P. II. p. 144. Hobson, Brit. Mosses, v. 1. n. 80. Drummond, Muse. 

 Scot. v. 1. n. 90. Brid. Meth. p. 163. Schwaegr. Suppl. v. I. P. II. 

 p. 237. Arn. Disp. Muse. p. 64. 



Hypnum parietinum. Swartz DHL Muse. t. 35. f. 13. 



HAB. Heaths and hedgebanks in woods. 

 Whole plant glossy, whence its specific name. It has much 

 affinity with the H. umbratmn of Ehrh. and Hedw. (but not of 

 British authors) in its ramification. This last, although so 

 common on the Continent, has never been found in Britain, 

 and may readily enough be distinguished from our present 

 plant by its cordato-triangular foliage and conical lid. 



33. H. proliferum ; stems tripinnate, leaves serrated papillose on 

 the back the cauline ones cordate-acuminate striated with a 

 nerve running nearly to the point, those of the branches 



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