702 CRYPTOGAMIA MUSCI. 



*«*.*** s^^^^^,-^ confertis. 



fericeum iG HYPN^JM fiirculo repente, ramis confertis ereftis 

 foliis fubulatis, anu.cris eredis. Sp. /;/. j^o- 

 , . {Moris, hiji.f. 15. t. s.f. 25. Vail. Paris, t. 27.* 



/. 3. a b. Billen. mujc. t. 42./. 59. opt,^ 

 Silky Hypnum, with ea(fl heads. yc?«^/w. 

 On the trunks of trees, and on walls and rocks 



very common. I-II. 

 The flalks are long and creeping, and adhere clofe 

 to the place oi growth by numerous downy, 

 fufcoiis fibres. The branches are copious, and 

 grow in tufts, fome fimple, others much di- 

 vided, cylindrical, Ihorr, nearly eredl when moill, 

 incurved when dry, and rigid to the touch.* 

 The leaves are narrow, lanceolate, terminated 

 with a long hair, denfely imbricated, prefs'd to 

 the (talk when dry, and appearing capillary, 

 but wider and patent when moift, an°l of a yel' 

 lowifli green filky colour. 

 Tlie peduncles are reddiHi, half an inch high, or 

 a little more, produced m plenty. The cap- 

 . ; fules are wideft at the bafe, cylindrical towards" 

 the top, ered, and cinnamon-colour'd. The 

 operculum is red and pointed ; the calyptra pale- 

 the rim finely ciliued with white hairs. 

 ^- A variety of this fometimes occurs with flalks fix 

 inches long, branches longer and more ered 

 and capiules flightly inclin'd. See Btllen. mufc 

 : t, 42./. 60. ^ 



HYPNUM 



