724 CRYfTOGAMIA MUSCI. 



The peduncles arife fingly from the fummits of 

 the branches, out of a cylindric fcaly bulb, or 

 pgricb^tiumy and are hardly an inch high, fine 

 and flender. The capfules are fmall, oval, and, 

 when old, a little inclined. The eperculum is 

 conical, and has a long point. 



This mofs is readily diftinguifhed by its forming 

 white tufts, fomething like the SPHAGNUM 

 paiujlrfy but the capfules are rarely to be found. 



feHucidum BRYUM antheris crctftiufculis, foliis recurvis acu- 

 i^' tis, caule hirfuto. Sp. pi. 1583. (Dillen. mufc. t, 



46./, 23. y 7.24; 



Pellucid Bryum. AngJis. 



In bogs and by the fides of lakes. VII. 



The ftaik is red, nearly ereft, from one to three 

 inches high, fometimes fimple, and fometimcs 

 they are branched, and covered at the 

 bafe with a fufcous down. The leaves arc 

 .. thinly fet, in alternate order, of a lliort lanceo- 

 late figure, pellucid, patent, acute, recurved 

 at the point, the upper ones green, the lower 

 ones of a pale fufcous colour, 



The peduncles are faort and fine, and arife either 

 from the fummits, or the bafe of the new 

 branches. The capfules are fmall, oval, of a 

 dark brown, or blackilh colour, and a little 

 inclin'd, but are rarely :o be fpund. When 

 dry they turn fufcous. 



BRYUM 



