Musct ExorTic1.—Humnboldtiant. 
HYPNUM ELEGANTULUM, 
Hypnum caule elongato repente pinnatim ramoso, foliis 
patentibus late-ovatis acuminatis serratis enervibus, 
seta elongata, capsula ovato-cylindracea cernua, oper- 
culo rostrato. (Tas. LXXXIV.) 
Has. Vallis de Aragua (Prov, Venezuel) America meridionali. 
Humboldt et Bonpland. 
Caules laxe czespitosi, repentes, pinnatim ramosi, ramis distanti- 
bus plerumque brevibus, simplicibus. Folia laxe imbricata, 
patentia, pallide viridia, late ovata, concava, subbreviacumi- 
nata, subplicata, serralata, omnino enervia. Perichetialia 
squamosa, lineari-lanceolata, flexuosa. Sefa sesquiuncialis, 
erecta, gracilis, flavo-rufescens. Capswia ovato-cylindracea, 
horizontaliter cernua, viridi-fusea. Operculum rostratum, 
flavo-rufescens, rostro brevi. Peristomium longum, dent. ut. 
in Hypno. 
— oe 
The distantly placed branches, the regularly patent leaves, the 
long slender fruitstalks and pale green colour of the whole plant, 
give to this little moss rather an elegant appearance, whence I 
have derived its specific name. In habit it comes nearest to some 
of the straggling varieties of H. prelongum, but in the shape and 
direction of the leaves and their being destitute of a nerve it will 
be found to approach H. patens, Tan. LVI, of this work. It is 
altogether very different from any other species | am acquainted 
with, 
Fig. 1, plant, nat.size. Fig. 2, portion of aleaf, Fig. 3, leaves. 
Fig. 4, perichetium. Fig. 5, pericheetial leaf. Fig. 6, capsule. 
Fig. 7. outer peristome. Fig. 8, inner ditto.—magn, 
