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hx<c, m^*M<\; leaves ovate, concave, endmg in a lutr, 

 imbricate ; capfult oblonj, pciiJulous." Slans in convex 

 tufts, halt an inch liigh, brauclud trom the bafc : brar.chcs 

 Ihread-fiiapcd, cred. Leav.'s with a filvery glofs, clofcly 

 imhricatvd, very fitire, oi;c-nervcd, ending in a ihort han-. 

 rruiijaU.' fioni tlie bale of the branches, fcaicely an inch 

 h)ng, capillary, glofTy, purple at the bafe, yellow at the top. 

 aiifu/e Ihort, reddiih. I.id conical, very (liort, fulvous, 

 frinae, yellow, i:. B. Zh-rii, Dicks. Fafc. 2. Tab. 4. 

 J-'iJ^ 10. Eng. Dot. 1021. " Stem cieci, branched ; leaves 

 ovate, concave, imbncated, pointed ; capfule c'.nblliaped, 

 diooping." I'erenuial. SUmt in tufts ; branches round, 

 obtufe. I.eav.-s foon white or ileHi-coloured, glotTy, very 

 entire, one-nei-.'td. Fniil-//,ii':s from the bafe of the branches, 

 not an inch long, nearl'y treft. reddiih. CabJ'uk fcarcely 

 pendulous, before maturity cli;bfliaped, green; when ripe 

 obovate, or ovate, with an obconlc apophyfis ; lid conical, 

 Ihort; fringe, red. Calypti-a awilhaped, acuminate. 13. 

 B. ju'.aceuri, (argentcuin $. Lir.n. Milium holofcnceum 

 Hi)ff.) Dill. Tab. ^o. f. 6j. "Stem branched at the 

 Ijafc ; leaves ovate, " concave, imbricate, obtufe ; capfule 

 tlubdipped, pendulous." Perennial. Slem larger than in 

 B. argentcum ; branches (lender, ered\, acute. Leaves 

 };lo{rvr yeilow-ili green, (not fiKtry,) clofely imbricated, 

 flnail', very entire. Fruit-JhilL from the bafe of the branches, 

 an inch or more long, a little flcxuiife, red. Capfule brown; 

 lid con\ex, umbonate, gloffy, pale brown. 14. B. captUare, 

 Linn. Sp. PI. (Mnium L'nn, Fl. Suec. With. &c.) " Stem 

 branched at the bafe, malted ; leavts obovale, ending in a 

 hair, twilled when dry; caplide cUibfliapcd, pendulous." 

 Perennial. RefcmbllngB. c:el'pitilium but larger. Branches 

 about an inch long, creCl, thickened at the bafe, ftellate. 

 Leaves of a iinc s:reei«, obtufe, very entire, one-nerved. 

 Fni'il-Jl,ilLs an inch and a half long, firm, red. Capfule 

 obtule, between cylindrical and elnb-lhaped, large ; lid ferru- 

 ginous, glolfy, htmlfpherical, with a Ihort, ftraight point, 

 outer fiin^-e fulvous with acuminate teeth, i;;. B. ivimlhmm, 

 fummer thread-mofs (Mnium annotinum Linn.) Dill. Tab. 

 50. f. 6S. " Stem branched at the bafe ; leaves ovate- 

 Linceolate, pellucid, keeled, fomewhat fcrrated ; capfule 

 obovate, pendulou?." Perennial. Stems red, ereft, leafy ; 

 male fimple, often elongate, gemmiparons ; femininebranched. 

 Leaves fine grc^n, under a lens reticulate, keeled, onc- 

 nci-ved, acute. Fruh-fuiiL' terminal, folltar)', an inch and 

 half long, red. Capfule nearly pear-iliaped ; lid conic, 

 fliort, acute, flelh-coloured ; fringe pale. 16. B. cornpadum, 

 Dicks. Faf. 4. T^b. 11. Fig- n- "Stem divided at 

 the bafe ; leaves lanceolate, keeled, ferrated near the tip ; 

 capfule ovate, pendulous." Perennial. S/cnw in denfe tufts, 

 half an inch high, fometimes fimple, naked below, red. 

 Leaves yellowifh green, gloffy, acute, fomewhat revolute. 

 ferrated from the middle ; the lower ones fliorter and nearly 

 heartiliaped. Fru'nfl.dks terminal, not an inch long, a 

 little fltxuofe, ferruginous. Capfule (liort, dilated at the 

 margin, almoll topfhapcd ; lid convex, umbonate. 17. B. 

 alletmatum, (lender, proliferous thread-mofs. Dicks. Faf. 4. 

 Tab. 10. f. 8. " Stem fimple, proliferous ; leaves ftellate, 

 ovate, vcr)' entire, reticulate ; capfule clubfliaped, cylin- 

 drical, erecl." Perennial. Stems afeending lialf an inch 

 long, filiform, often throwing out new llems which take 

 root. Leaves crouded, acute, one nerved, pellucid. Fruit- 

 J/ii/h terminal, erecl, half an inch long, yellowifli. Cap- 

 Juhs ereft, (lender, pale brown, contrafted at the ori- 

 iice ; lid convex, without a point. iS. B. hornum, 

 fivanneck thread-mofs (Mnium Iiornum Linn.) Dill. 

 Tab. 51. f. 71. Curtis Tab. 71. " Stem fimple; 

 leaves lanceolate, dentieulate-fcrrated ; fruit-flalk curved ; 



capfule ovate, drooping." Perennial. Larger than the 

 preceding fpecies. Stems in tufts, fimple, leafy, red, 

 ferru'^i'ious and tomentofe at the bafe. Leaves fine 

 grecn^ pellucid, membranous, fpreading acute, with a 

 Urong red nerve, waved when dry. MafeuUne fower large, 

 tirminal, difcoid, furnnindul with large obtufe leaves ; femi- 

 nine on a different plant. Fruit-JIM terminal, folitary, very 

 long, ilra'ght, and red at the bale, curved, and yellowidi at 

 thelop, thickened underthe capfule. Capfule large, drooping, 

 tur<Tid, retufe, of a pale rull c.'lour, with a fcarlet orifice ; 

 lid hemifphi^rical, with a (liort pijlnt ; outer fringe of a citron 

 colour, with acute teeth, inner white. 19. B. eniduir, 

 (Mnium crudum, Linn.) Dill. Tab. 51. _ f. 70. " Stim 

 fimple ; leaves lanceolate, acute, very entire ; upper ones 

 narrow, denticulate ; capfule oblong, drooping." Perennial. 

 Tranfparcnt-green thread-mofs. Stems in tufts, fimple, crett, 

 fcarcely an inch high, naked at the bafe, dark purplt. 

 Leaves crouued at the top of the Rem, gloffy, of a 

 fine green, pellucid, fpreading, fiat, one-nerved ; lower 

 ones ihorttr, upper narrower, and generally ferrated near the 

 tip. Fru'ujlalk terminal, er^d, an inch long, red. Capfule 

 ferruginous, fcarcely red at the orifice ; lid hemifpherical, 

 with a night tip, yellowifh ; fringe citron-colour ; calyptra 

 recurved, deciduous. 20. B. nuirg'nialum. Dickl. Fafc. 2. 

 Tall. V. fig. I. " Stem fimple ; leaves lanceolate, acute, 

 denticulate, thickened at the margin ; capfule ovate ; lid 

 conic." Thicls.-edgtd thread-mofs. Perennial. Stems an 

 inch high, ereft, red. Leaves with a red nerve and margin. 

 Fruit-jlalls folitary, ereft, an inch long, flefh-coloured. Cap- 

 fule pendulous, retufe ; lid, conic awl-fliaped ; calyptra z.\\\- 

 (hapcd, reddifli, recurved. 21. B. interruptnm. Dickf. 

 Fafc. 4. Tab. ii. f. 6. " Stem branched, interruptedly 

 leafy ; leaves lanceolate, acute, completely ferrulated ; cap- 

 fule pcar-fliaped, rather ere£l." Interrupted thread-mofs. 

 Perennial. Stems in tufts, an inch and half high, branched 

 in a determinate direftion, red. Leaves fafciculated, yel- 

 lowifh green, gloffy, reticulated, one-nerved ; lower ones 

 remote, fmall, fliort ; fru'il flalhs terminal, ereft, red, fcarcely 

 an inch long ; capfule brown, dilated at the mouth ; hd 

 hemifpherical, obtufcly umbonate. 22. B. nigricans. 

 Dickf. Fafc. 4. Tab. ii. f. 10. " Stem branched at the 

 bafe ; leaves lanceolate, fllfF, ferrated towards the tip ; cap- 

 fule top-fhaped, pendulouf." Dark-green thread-mofs. 

 Perennial. " Stems in tufts. Leaves dark-green, imbri- 

 cated, acute, keeled, dilated at the bafe ; fruit-flalh ter- 

 minal, ferruginous, curved at the top. Capfules with a 

 fpreading orifice ; lid convex, obtufely umbonate ; fringe 

 yellow. 2 ■; , Bryum ? incliiuins. Dickfon Fafc. 4. Tab. ii. 

 f. 9. " Stems branched ; leaves briftle-lhaped, very entire, 

 curled when dry ; capfule ovate, inclining ; apophyfis fmall." 

 Inclining curled thread-mofs. Perennial. Stem ereA. Leaves 

 loofely imbricated, keeled, dilated at the bafe. Fruil-flalis 

 lateral, ereft, half an inch long. 24. B. culitale. Dickf. 

 Fafc. 2. Tab. v. f, 2. " Stem afeending, a little branched ; 

 leaves lanceolate, very entire, decurrent ; fruit-ftalk knee- 

 jointed ; capfule club-fliapcd, pendulous." Elbow fhaped 

 threadmofs. Perennial. Stems two or three inches high, 

 leafy, clothed with a rufty down. Leaves fpreadiu"-, fine 

 green, pellucid, acute, thickned at the edge with a ItronT 

 red nerve. Fruit-flalk terminal, folitary, three or four 

 inches long, yellovri(h brown, gloffy. Capfule attenuated 

 at the bafe. Olf. The largell bryum hitherto difcovered. 

 z/;. B.vetilneofum, (Bryum triquetrum. Hudf Hull. Mnium 

 Pfeudo-triqiietrum Hed. HofF. With.) Dickf. Fafc. i. 

 p. 4. Dill. Tab.li. f. 73. " Stem branched in a determi- 

 nate direclion ; branehcs afeending ; leaves alternate, lan- 

 ceolate, ferrated at the tip ; capfule ventricofe, pendulous." 



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