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On shady banks, especially in sandy districts. Bearing 

 fruit in winter. 



Forming broad patches ; innovations from the upper part 

 of the fruit-bearing stems and from creeping stolons ; upper 

 leaves rosulate ; lower leaves very small. 



A splendid Moss, with the appearance of Milium, but the 

 characters of Bryum* 



* As the genus Bryum is a very difficult one, on account of the really dis- 

 tinctive characters being often difficult of access, I subjoin Mr. Wilson's ar- t 

 rangement, so far as it relates to the species here included under the genus. 



Sect. I. Nerve ceasing below the apex. 

 Bryum Marratii. 



— calophyllwm. 



Sect. II. Leaves mostly ovate, nerved to the apex. 

 a. Inflorescence synoicous. 



— lacustre. 



— Warneum. 



b. Inflorescence dioicous. 



— pseudotrigtietrum.. 



— alpinum. 



— MiihlenbecMi. 



— pollens. 



Sect. III. Leaves ovate, nerve excnrrent. 

 a. Inflorescence monoicous. 



— uliginosum. 



— pallescens. 



b. Inflorescence synoicous. 

 * Inner peristome imperfect. 



— inclinatum. 



** Inner peristome perfect. 



— intermedium. 



— bimum. 



— torquescens. 



v. Inflorescence dioicous. 



— obconicum. 



— capillare. 



— Doniamim. 



