75<^ CRYPTOGAMIA MUSCI. 



froliferum HYPNUM fu'culis prolifcris plano-pinnatts, pe- 

 '3- dunciilis aggregatis. Sp.pl. 1590. 'l^'aiL Paris 



t 25./. I. Dillen. miifc. t. 35./. 14. opt ) 



Proliftrrcus Tamarifk Hypnum. /biglis. 



In thick fhady woods frequenc III. 



The ftalk of this elegant Ipecies is fix or eight 

 inches long, creeping, and pinnated with branches 

 nearly oppohte to each other, and gradually de- 

 creafing in length from the lafe upwards. Thefe 

 branches are again doubly pinnated, and all of 

 them denfcly imbricated with extremely fmall 

 Jeave<;, fo clofely prefs'd to the central ncrvej- 

 that they appear to tlie naked eye only as mi- 

 ju;te grains. The colour of the leave? is either 

 a deep green, or a yellow autumnal green, with- 

 out any glofs or fliining appearance. The prin- 

 cipal nerve is firm, elaltic^ and proliferous, 

 fbooting out new cre6l branches, fimilar to the 

 parent ; and thefc again I ecomc pioliferous, 

 llioocing out other new ones from their centre. 



The peduncles are about an inch high, red, fliin- 

 ing, and arife either fingly, or three or four near 

 each other, out ot the nerve \ having each a 

 thick, hairy, conical pericbatium at their bafe. 

 i he capfules at lirlt are of a fufcous green co- 

 lour, but, when ripe, are red and recurved. TJie 

 operculum is conical and bearded -, and the fruc- 

 tl.ncatlons are r-a rely fee n» 



HYPNUM 



