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excurrent, margin thickened and toothed above, crisped when 

 dry ; " capsule ovate, pendulous ; lid conico-hemispheric, obtuse." 



Hob. In the bog in Haiden-dean, amongst Hypna, but not 

 in fruit. 



1L B. liffulatum, stems dendroidal, branched ; leaves long, un- 

 dulate, linear-oblong, obtuse, the nerve excurrent, the margins 

 thickened and toothed ; fruitstalks often aggregate ; capsule ovate, 

 pendulous ; lid conical. 



Hob. Woods and shaded banks, plentiful, but rare in fruit, 

 a state in which Mr Baird has gathered it near Swinton. 



" The herbs in the meadows," says St Pierre, " often imitate 

 the figure of the trees in the forests ;" and fancy may 

 readily trace in this diminutive moss of our woods, the 

 form of the princely palms of tropical climes. 



12. J?. roseum, stem simple, bare below ; leaves crowded above, 

 rosaceous, obovate, acute, serrated towards the point, the nerve 

 excurrent ; " capsule oblong-ovate, pendulous ; lid conical, short." 



Hab. On banks and heaths. Near Hudshead, &c. but 

 never found in fructification. 



13. B. hornum, stems simple, elongate, clavate ; leaves erect, 

 lanceolate, with a thickened strongly toothed margin, the nerve 

 reaching the point ; fruitstalks 1 1 inch ; capsule oblong-ovate, 

 pendulous ; lid hemispherical, mucronulate. 



Hab. Under moist shelving rocks, and on the stumps of 

 old trees, in dense tufts, common. Spring. 



14. B. nutansj stems branched with innovations ; leaves erect, 

 narrow-lanceolate, strongly nerved, serrated towards the point ; 

 fruitstalks 2 inches ; capsule obovate, pendulous. 



Hab. On moors, in pits where water has stood during part 

 of the year, not uncommon. Spring. 



17. FUNARIA. 



1. F. hygrometrica, stems very short, tufted ; leaves ovate, api- 

 culate, concave, entire, cellular ; fruitstalks wavy ; capsule pear- 



