m 
375. Bryum. 14?. MUSCI. PL cell. fob 
g. Capsule not furrowed; outer teeth of the peristome as long 
as the inner; leaves not awlshape , toothless , edges thickened . 
20. Bryum punctatum . Dotted thread-moss. 
Stem long; leaves reverse ovate, rounded, very blunt, 
networked, uncut, edges thickened ; main rib not reaching 
the tip ; capsule ovate, hanging ; lid with a short beak. 
Bryum nitidum, serpylli rotund is et latioribus foliis pellucidis, Raw 
Syn. 103, 59. 
Mnium serpyllifolium «, Lin. S. P. 1577. 
Bryum punctatum, Roth Germ. 3,245; Engl. Bot. 1183. 
Bryum serpyllifolium, Swartz M. Suec. 51. 
Mnium punctatum, Hedw. S. Muse. 193. 
In marshy places, about the roots of alders and other 
trees. 
Leaves large. 
h. Capsule not furrowed ; outer teeth of the peristome as long 
as the inner ; leaves not awlshape , toothed , edges thickened. 
21. Bryum ligulatum . Strap thread-moss. 
Stem long*; leaves wavy, straplike, networked ; edges 
thickened, toothed ; main rib reaching a little beyond tne 
tip; capsule ovate, hanging; lid conical. 
Bryum nitidum, foliis oblongis undatis, capitulis cernuis, arbusculaaft 
referens, Raii Syn. 103, 60. 
Mnium serpyllifolium 8, Lin. S . P. 1578. 
Bryum ligulatum, Schreber Lips. 84 ; Engl. Bot. 1449. 
Bryum undulatum, Sibthorp Ox. 292. 
Mnium undulatum, Hedw. S. Muse. 195. 
On moist banks and in woods. 
22. Bryum rostratum. Beaked thread-moss. 
Stem long ; leaves broad, ovate, networked ; edge thick- 
ened, blunt, toothed; main rib reaching a little beyond the 
point; capsule ovate, hanging ; lid beaked. 
Bryum pendulum, serpilli folio longiore pellucido, capsulis oblongis 
Oispidatis, Dillen. Muse. 416. 
Bryum rostratum, Schrader Germ. 72 ; Eng. Bot. 1475. 
Mnium rostratum, Schiveegr. Supp. 79. 
Bryum serpyllifolium /3, Hudson Angl. 492. 
Bryum punctatum 2, Hull. FI. 266. 
Mnium ellipticum, Hoffm. Germ. 2, 52. 
Mnium punctatutu 2, Withering Arr. 806. 
On mountain bogs. 
23. Bryum marginatum. Bordered thread-moss * 
Stems long; leaves ovate, pointed, networked; edges 
thickened, serrated; main rib reaching a little beyond tne 
tip ; capsule ovate* hanging ; lid with a short beak. 
