

- CRYPTOGAMIA MUSCI. 727 



laterak 15. BRYUM antheris erc<5ljs lateralibus, foliis Tetaceis 



fubfccundis. {Haller. Iter. Hehel. /.», 269. «. 5 c;. 

 . jr. r .?: taL i. hon. Hijl. Jlirp. Helvet. n. 1802. ;. 46,/. 

 '-'■'..'?■ ": 8, lente acuta. Oed. Dan. t. sz'^'>f- 2-) 

 Lateral Bryum. Anglis. 



In fliady woods by the fides of the highland moan- 

 , J "' ' tains, and by the fides of rivulets in the fir 



.' '^ ." ' /■ fbrefts. V. 



,v^.., . , The ftalks are ereifl, an inch high or more, and 



i/-,-. w' ''■•>■ ' 8''°^ ^" bright green tufts, a little recurved at 



.;r .• >.- the top, covered with a fufcous down at the 



bafe, and furrounded with numerous foft cani!- 



? , .. ,_,,.. 'r . lary leaves, fometimes ere6l, but generally lean- 



;," ing a little to one fide. The peduncles are red, 



... , very fhort, about i-6th of an inch long, and 



..,. ^. arife fingly, or two or three above one another, 



from the fide of the ftalk, out of the al^ of 



^.:, ..J the leaves, having a fmall bulb at their bafe. 



The capfule is erei5l, large, fhort, cylindrically 



oval, (Iriated, and of a cinnamon col')ur. The 



operculum Is fliort, conical and red. The ori- 



•.', , -^ • ' fice ciliated with red hairs. The calyplra pale, 



. y- , ■ acute, and vifible only while the capfules arc 



tortuofum SRYUM antiieris ereflis, foliis fetaceis imbcrbi- 

 ,6. bus, arefa6tione retortis. Syji. nat. edit. 13. />. 



798. 5p. -pi. 1583. (Haller. hijl. Hehet. t. Ar,. f, 

 2. Billen. mufc. t. 48./. 40. opt.) 



Frizzled Bryum. Anglis. • ■ 



On. 





