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Cryptogamia. , 
Tetraphis. Gen. char.- — Capsule oblong j fringe! 
with four pyramidal, erect, loose teeth. 
Tet. Pellucida, Transparent Four-toothed Moss; 
JMnium Pellucidum, Spec* Plant. In moist, shady 
places, and at the roots of trees. 
Encalypta. Gen. char. —Capsule cylindrical ; 
fringe with sixteen linear, upright teeth ; calyptra bell- 
shaped, inflated, loose. 
Enc. Vulgaris, Common Extinguisher-moss ; with 
calyptra, having a very entire,, smooth margin ; stem 
nearly simple, and leaves lanceolate. In the fissures 
of rocks, on walls, and shady banks, 
Enc. Ciliata, Greater Extinguisher-moss ; with ca- 
lyptra toothed on the margin; stem branched, and 
leaves lanceolate. On elevated rocks. 
The two last species are varieties of Bryum Extinct 
tarium. Spec. Plant. 
Trichostomum. Gen. char. — —-Capsule oblong ? 
fringe with thirty-two thread-shaped, somewhat upright; 
teeth, joined in pairs, or connected at the base. 
Trich. Trifarium, Three-i'anked Fringe-moss ; with 
leaves awl-shaped, keeled, entire, in three rows i cap? 
sule ovate, and stem branched. In barren places on 
mountains. 
Trich. Capillaceum, Capillary Fringe-moss ; with 
slender sheathing leaves in two rows, conical lid, and 
stems forming a close turf. In elevated marshes, as on 
the Pentland Hills, near Edinburgh, 
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Toktula. Gen. char. — Caps, oblong, with nume- 
rous thread-shaped teeth, spirally convoluted, and with 
many folds. 
