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-Hoo<l 5 when the Cap drops, it leaves a finooth Edge, 
the little Sterns grow upright and are without Branches, 
fending forth the Pedicules out of the Top, v/hich 
ha?/e no Icaly covering at their Bafis. 
$». ‘Bryura^ difJers from the foregoing in having a 
Imooth Hood, which Ibmetimes is upright, Ibme- 
times oblique. The Pedicules grow commonly out of 
the Top of the Branches which are generally upright ; 
Ibmetimes theft Stalks grow from the Root, or the 
Shoots which made the preceeding Year the Top Bran- 
ches. W hen the Cap drops, it leaves the Edge of the 
Head Ibmetimes Imopth, Ibmetimes indented. 
lo. Sphagmm, is a florid Mofs bearing Heads 
with Caps like the preceeding Kinds, but no Hoods j 
they having very fhort or no Pedieules. 
II. Selago, is a florid Mofs, the Heads of which 
proceed from between the Leaves, they have neither 
Cap nor Hood, but when ripe open lengthways in two 
Parts and fhed their Contents, but no Part of the 
Head feparates. 
12. Selaginoides, agrees in every Thing with the 
Selago except the Heads, which are compoled of three 
or four Grains j theft when ripe open like lb many 
Husks, and Ihed each of them a little whitifh Grain 
not unlike Millet. 
15. Lycopodium^ is a florid Mofi., having neither 
Pedicule nor Cap, in which it agrees with the Selago, 
but the Husks do not grow at any Difrance from 
each other, but dole together, forming a kind of 
Icaly Club, within the Scales of which are placed 
Imall kidiiej-like Husks, which open when ripe, but 
do not drop off. 
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