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TAB. III. GENERA. 

 (ZYGODON TO BRYUM.) 



ZYGODON. f. 1, 2, 3, 4. Capsule, Calyptra, mouth of a Capsule 

 with the teeth closed, and mouth of a Capsule with the teeth 

 expanded, of Z. conoideum. 



NECKERA. f. 1, 2, 3, 4. Capsule, Operculum, Calyptra, and teeth 

 of the Peristome of N. crispa. f. 5. Portion of the inner Peri- 

 stome of N. crispa. 



DALTONIA. f. 1, 2, 3, 4. Capsule, Operculum, Calyptra, and teeth 

 of the Peristome of D. heteromalla. f. 5, 6. Capsule and Calyp- 

 tra of D. splachnoides. 



ANOMODON. f. 1. Capsule of A. viticulosum. f. 2, 3, 4, 5. Capsule, 

 Operculum, and Calyptra, and teeth of the Peristome of A. 

 curtipendulum. 



FONTINALIS. f. 1, 2, 3. Capsule, covered by its Perichsetium, 

 Operculum, and Calyptra of F. antipyretica. f. 4. Mouth of the 

 Capsule of F. antipyretica, deprived of its external teeth, to 

 exhibit the inner Peristome. f. 5. Tooth of the outer Peristome. 



BUXBAUMIA. B. aphylta. f. 1, 2. Entire plant and Calyptra. f. 3. 

 Upper half of a Capsule, f. 4. Portion of the Peristome. 



BARTRAMIA. f. 1, 2. Capsule and Calyptra of B. pomiformis. f. 

 3. Portion of the inner Peristome. f. 4. Portion of the outer 

 Peristome. 



HOOKERIA. f. 1, 2. Capsule and Calyptra of H. lucens. f. 3. 

 External tooth of the Peristome. f. 4. Portion of the Peri- 

 stome, with the outer teeth laid open. 



HYPNUM. f. 1. Capsule of H. rutabulum. f. 2, 3. Capsule and 

 Operculum of H. dendroides. f. 4. Calyptra of H. rutabulum. f. 

 5. Portion of the Peristome of H. dendroides. f.. 6. Inner 

 Peristome of H. rutabulum. f. 7. Inner Peristome of H. com- 

 planatum. 



BRYUM. f. 1. Plant of B. ccespiticium. f. 2. Capsule of B. 

 palustre. 3. Capsule of B. triquetrum. f. 4. Calyptra of B. 

 triquetrum. f. 5. Peristome of B. elongatum. f, 6. Peristome of 

 B. ventricosum. 



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