646 (46) MUSCI. (MOSSES.) 
lanceolate, spreading, subdecurrent, somewhat margined, slightly serrated at the 
BpeX 5 capsule pendulous, oblong- pyrifrm, mouth and operculum rather large ; 
inner peristome perfect. — ut the roots of trees, on the borders of swamps ; 
Ohio. (Tab. IV.) (Eu.) 
17. B. intermédium, Brid. Densely cxspitose ; stems short (3!/- 6! 
high); leaves ovate-acuminate and ovate-lanceolate, imbricated, erect, their 
margins es spe hassiee nar portion of the costa sometimes denticulate ; = 
sule ; inner peristome perfect. — thevic 
of shaded limestone cliffs, Ohio ; . and on “brick walls, near the Santee ‘TH 
South Carolina aoe ) 
. B. éscens, Br. & Sch. Much like the last; but distinguished 
ot its leaves Saintes when dry, and its larger, clavate-obconic, somewhat 
pendulous capsule, saa incurved. — Texas, oe (Eu.) 
ofl male flower gemmiform, terminal. 
19. B. capillare, Hedw. Stems 4/- i Ba rather deat tufted ; 
leaves strongly contorted when dry, narrowly margined, the lower ovate-oblong, 
apiculate ; the — obovate-oblong pers slender gel capsule rather pen- 
dulous, variable, oval-pyriform, oblong-clavate, or short-obovate; operculum 
red. — On rode: Sou aitin mountains of Pennsylvania, Lesquereux: rare. A 
variable species. (Eu.) 
20. B. cxspiticium, L. Tufts compact; stems 4/-1/ long ; leaves 
capsule meats Sani wa or pyriform, pendulous ; operculum yellow. — 
On the ground, rocks, &c., in dry places: frequent. cy 
21. B. Sia ed 2 UE Web. & Mohr. Smaller than the last ; stems 
densely crowded ; leaves ovate-acute and ovate-lanceolate, erect-patent, concave, 
reflexed on the margins ; capsule pendulous, dark purple, oval-oblong, not pyri- 
the 
form, the neck abruptly passing into the pedicel; operculum wiiee than the 
mouth of the capsule. — Sandy soil, among the Lookout Mountains, Alabama, 
Lesqu (Eu.) 
22. B. sanguineum, Ludwig. Distinguished from the last species, 
eee it much resembles, by its leaves more elongated, longer-cuspidate, plane 
margins, and serrate at the apex; capsule deep blood-red, o a, 
orm, the neck gradually tapering into the pedicel ; the operculum more point- 
— With No. 21. (in. ) 
peers Infl branches. 
osum, Br. & Sch. Chipttces : ‘asden | (3! 7high), 
24. B. palléscens, Schweegr. Stems 1/-2! high, compactly tufted ; 
leaves ovate-lanceolate, the margins reflexed ; capsule oblong-pyriform, sym- 
metrical,pendulous ; cilia of the inner peristome present and appen niieaiads os 
Central Ohio: very rare. — Lower leaves with a reddish tint. (Eu.) 
