MOSSES. 
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Dill. mufc. 550. Creeping Phafcum. Stem repent. 
On the trunks of trees in Yorkfliire. V. 
Splachnum. Male fn!d:ification feated on a 
large colored apophyhs, calyptra caducous, female 
flar on a diftincf plant. 
I. Splachnum ampullaceum, L. 1572* Brjum eredis 
gigartinis capltuUs. foliis Serpylli pellucidis acutis. R. 93. 
Common Splachnum. Male fru<d:iHcation turbi- 
nate? In marfliy places. Bv Well Wickham and 
Addington near Croydon in Surry. V. 
PoLYTRicHUM. Male fruclification operculate, 
feated on a very fmall apophyhs, calyptra villofe, 
female ftar on a diflincf plant. 
1. Folytrtchum commune* L. 157 3* P* vulgare et ma^ 
jus^ capfula quadrangularu Dill. GifT. 221. R, 90. P. 
aureum majus, B. 356. — b. P. montanum et minus ^ 
capfula quadr angular i* Dill. GifT. 221. R. 90. P. au- 
reum medium B 356. Common Polytrichum. Great 
golden Maidenhair. Goldilocks. Stem fimple, fruc- 
tification fquare. On heaths and in niarfhy places. 
VI. 
2. Folytrichumfubrotundum* Hudf. 400. MniumPo- 
lytrichoides. h, i 6 , Foly trichum minus ^ capfuUs fub- 
rotundis^ calyptra quafi lacera coronatis , Dill. GifT. 221. 
R. 91. Dwarf Polytrichum. Stem fimple, frudifi- 
cation roundifh. On heaths. III. 
3. Folytrichum alpinwn. L. 1573. P. alpinum ramo- 
fum^ capfulis e fummitate ellipticis. Dill. mufc. 427. 
Mountain Poly trichum. Stem branched, fructifi- 
cations terminal. On Snowdon. X. 
Folytrichum urnigerum. L* 1 5? 3 P. ramofum fe- 
iis ex alls urnigeris. Dill. mufc. 427. Branched Poly- 
trichufn. Stem branched, frud:ifications axillary. 
At the foot of Cader Ideris near Dolgelle in Meri- 
onethfhire. VIII. 
Mnium. Male fruclification operculate, calyptra 
finooth, female head naked, dufty, remote. 
N n I. Mnium 
