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7. H. albicanS) stems ascending, irregularly branched; bran- 

 ches erect ; leaves glossy, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, striate, the 

 nerve disappearing above the middle ; fruitstalks about 1 inch ; 

 capsule ovate, cernuous ; lid conical. 



Hob. In sand on Spittal and Scrammerston Links. In the 

 bog in Haiden Dean ; and on Lamberton Moor. Nov. 



8. H* nitens, stems erect, irregularly pinnate ; branches rather 

 short, patent, simple ; leaves lanceolate-acuminate, strongly stria- 

 ted, the nerve faint ; " fruitstalks 2 inches ; capsule oblong, cer- 

 nuous ; lid conical." 



Hob. Bogs. Haiden Dean ; not in fruit. 



9. H. Schreberi, stems pinnate, somewhat compressed ; leaves 

 elliptical, apiculate, concave, nerveless ; fruitstalks 1 inch ; cap- 

 sule ovate, cernuous ; lid conical. 



Hob. Plentiful on moors at the sides of whin and juni- 

 per bushes. Spring. 



There are two very minute nerves at the base of each leaf, 

 which, however, it requires a good magnifier to discover. 



10. H. purum, stems pinnate, robust ; branches simple, tapered, 

 spreading ; leaves broadly elliptical, apiculate, concave, the nerve 

 scarcely reaching half-way up ; fruitstalks 1| inch ; capsule ovate, 

 cernuous ; lid conical 



Hob. Banks, &c. very common. Spring. 



According to DILLENIUS this is used by the anglers in Lan- 

 cashire to scour their worms, whence the specifick name. 

 Our anglers employ it for the same purpose, but indiscri- 

 minately with other mosses. 



11. H. cuspidatum^ stem erect, pinnate; branches spreading, 

 cuspidate ; leaves ovate-lanceokte, concave, nerveless ; fruitstalks 

 2 inches ; capsule oblong, curved, cernuous ; lid conical. 



Hob. Bogs, common. Winter. 



] ) Leaves serrated. 



12. H. splendens, stems bipinnate, somewhat compressed, gene- 



