Bryum undulatum. Curled Bryum. 
BRYUM Linntei. Gen. PL CryptogAmia Muscfj 
Pali Syn. Gen. 3. Muscn 
BRYUM (undulatum) antheris erealufcutis, pedunculis fubfolitariis, folds lanceolatis carinatis undulatis paten» 
tibus ferratis. Linn. Syji-. Vegetab. p. 797. 
BRYUM folds iahceolatls ferratis, capfulis cylindricis Inclinatis ariftatis. Haller, hlfi. tom. 1 . 1823. 
BRYUM phylUtidifolium : furculo fimplici, folds undato-ferrulatis, primordialibus plumulofis. Neckin method. 
mu/cor. p. 203. cur nomen triviale a Cl. Neckero mutaretur non video, cum analogia unde no- 
men ejus fumitur obfcura fit, obfervante CL Seopoli. 
BRYUM Phyllitidis folio rugofo acUto, capfulis incurvis, Dillett mufi. 360. tab. 46- fg- 1 S - 
BRYUM undulatum. Seopoli. FI. CarnhL n. 1301. Rail Syn. p. 95. 1 «. Hudfou FI. Angl. 406. If at 
Cryptogam. 1 96, Oder FI. Dan. tah. 497. noftris duplo faltem minor, cum operculo mmisredto 
et acutO; 
SURCULI unciales, aut branciales, plerumque fimpli- | 
ces, eredti, folioln 
FOLIA lanceolata, Undulata, catinata, ferrdto-aculeata, \ ' 
patentia, arefadlione involuta, jig. I . • : 
PEDUNCULI fimplices, (duo ex eodem furcuiononnun- : ; 
quam proveniunt) furculis plerumque longio- : 
res, eredti, rubri, Jig. 2. 
STALKS from one to two inches high, generally dm- 
pie, upright and leafy. 
LEAVES lanceolate, waved, keel-fhaped, minutely and 
(harply fer rated at the edges, fpreading, when 
dry curling in, fg. L 
FOOT-STALKS of the frudification fimple, (fome- 
times two proceed from the fame {talk) gene- 
rally longer than the {talks, upright, and of 
a reddilh colour, fgt 2. 
CAPSULA five AntHera cylindracea, incurvata, lente 
vifa fubftriata, primum viridis, dein ex livido- 
fufea, demum rufa, fg. 3. Balls Operculi he- 
mifphierica, rubra, apex pallida, fetacea, obtu- 
fiufcula, fge 5» Capiulze Ora ciliata Ciliis 
inflexis,^. 7 ; Annulus ruber, fg. 6; Pol- 
len feu Semen viride, fg. 8. 
CALYPTRA pallide fufea, acuminata, primum erefta, 
flexura capful* difrumpitur, et re&a manet, ba- 
fique fua a Capfula fecedit, fg. 4- 
CAPSULE or Anthera cylindrical, incurvated, if 
magnified appearing fomewhat ftriated ; fill! 
green, then livid-brown, aud laftly of a reddilh 
brown colour ; fg. 3, the bottom of the Oper- 
culum hemilpherical and red, the top paler, 
very {lender and rather blunt; fg. 5, the 
Mouth of the Capfule furnilhed with Cilia; 
which bend inward, /g. 7 ; the Annulus or 
Ring ltd, fig. 6 ; the Pollen or Seed green, 
fg. 8. . 
CALYPTRA of a pale brown colour, and terminating 
in a long point, firft upright, afterwards by the 
bending of the Capfule it becomes burfi: at bot- 
tom, and remains ftrait, with its bafe at fome 
little diftance from the Capfule. 
This fpecies of Bryum is one of tf^voocU “ 
November to February and may be found in moil of the woods near iown, 
more particularly in Charlton Wood, where it abounds. 
As all its parts of fruffification are large and diftinS, the botanic Student who would InvrfBgate this difficult 
claiLf plants ^ cannot with this view, feleft any mofs more proper for h.s purpoie. 
