1 *7 2 Crypt ogamia . 
single or double fringe. Of these sections the follow., 
ing are examples. 
Sect. I. With no Fringe. < > 
Sphagnum. Gen. char. — Capsule with a naked 
mouth; calyptra divided horizontally, surrounding the 
capsule at the base ; anthers surrounded with a ring; 
Sphag. Latifolium, Broad-leaved Bog-moss; with 
swelled deflected branches, and ovate, obtuse, inflated 
leaves. Very common in marshy bogs. 
Sphag.. Capillifolium, Slender Bog-moss ; with 
thread-shaped, deflected branches, and ovate lance- 
shaped, plain, pointed, closely imbricated leaves. Is 
moist places on elevated heaths. 
The two species now described are synonymous 
with Sphagnum Palustre , of the Species Plantarum, 
Withering, and others. 
Phascum. Gen. char. — Capsule ovate, closed, de- 
ciduous, with the operculum not opening. 
Phas. Subulatum, Awl-leaved Earth-moss ; with 
capsule nearly sessile, and leaves awl-shaped, spread- 
ing, dilated at the base, very slender at the summit ; 
on heaths and sandy banks. 
Phas. Muticnm, Common Dwarf Earth-moss; with 
ovate, awnless, concave, closing leaves, and sessile glo- 
bular capsule. Frequent on banks and in hedges. 
Phas. Cuspidatum, Sharp-leaved Dwarf Earth-moss ; 
with ovate, bearded, pointed leaves ; upper leaves clos- 
ing, and capsule broadly elliptical, nearly sessile. On 
