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the great characteristic of the Hypna. It is a beautiful plant, and 

 retains its colour a long time in drying. 



47. Hoary Hypnum-like Mountain Bryum, "with the frucJificatims in or- 

 bicular capfules on the fides of the branches (z), is common on alpine 

 rocks in large tufts. It is on Tecket-rocks ; alfo on thofe by Crag- 

 lake, and the two 



48. Long-, tranf parent Mother of Thime-leaved Bryjim, 'with fharp 

 jlooping heads (a), is on the fhady dripping rocks on the edge of 



the brook below Tecket, plentifully. It is accounted a fcarce 

 plant. Dillenius refers us to the Welch mountains, and to the tranf- 

 marine Alps for it. 



49. Branched Polytricum, bearing heads from its tops (b), is frequent 

 on J3ro3f//>o0/-common, by Raven s-bugb-crag. It is a fcarce plant. 

 We are referred to Sno*wden for it by Dillenius. 



50. Small Stone-Licken, or Liverwort, with crznated foliolcs (c} t is 

 frequent on Tecket-rocks. 



(z) Bryum hypnoides, capitulis plurimis ere&is, lanuginofum. Raj. Syn. iii. p. 97. n. 28. 

 Hall.Helv. p. 102. 1.3. f. 4. Mufcus trichoides lanuginofus alpinus. Petlv. n. 85. Muf- 

 cus terreftris vulgari fimilis lanuginofus. LWHYD. Hift. Oxon. iii. p. 625. f. 15. t. 5. 

 f. 7. (commode). Mufcus alpinus ramofior ere&is flagellis brevioribus & lanuginofis. Pluk- 

 net. Almag. p. 255. 1.47. f. 5. nonbene. Bryum capfulis ereflis, caule credo, ramis la- 

 teralibus brevibus fertilibus. Linn. Flo. Lapp. n. 396. Flo. Suec. n. 894. Bryum hyp- 

 noides polycephalon lanuginofum montanum. Dill. Hift. Mufc. p. 372. t. 47. f. 32. 



(a) Bryum pendulum, Serpilli folio longiore pellucido, capfulis oblongis cufpidatis. Dill. 

 Hift. Mufc. p. 416. t. 53. f. 80. 



(b) Polytrichum alpinum ramofum, capfulis e Summitate ellipticis. Dill. Hift. Mufc. 

 p. 4*7- t- 55- f - 4- 



(c) Hepntica media, capitulo hemifphaerico. Mich. Gen. PI. p. 3. t. 2. f. 2. Marcantia 

 calyce communi (Juinquefido hemifphserico. Linn. Flo. Lapp. n. 424. Flo. Suec. n, 932. 

 Rtyen. lugdb. p. 507. Lichen pileatus parvus, foliis crenatis. Raj. Syn. iii. p. 114. Dill. 

 Hift. Mufc. p. 519. t. 75, f. 2. 



51. Licben- 



