1020 CRYPTOGAMIA. MCJSCI. MniIjM. 
Mouth toothed. Veil long. Weis. Frequently several stalks in one 
involucrum. Willd. 
(Broom Fringe-moss. E.) Bryum scoparium. Linn. Dill. E. Bot. Di- 
cranum scoparium. Hedw. (Sm. Hook. E.) Heaths,, woods, trunks of 
trees, shady banks, and dry pastures. P. Winter, spring, and summer. 
(The above is var. a. majus : stems two or three inches in length, falcato- 
secund. . Dicranuni majus , E. Bot. 1490, according to Muse. Brit* 
wherein is also described var. (3. fuscescens ; smaller, leaves sub-secund, 
narrower, somewhat more crisped when dry. Dicrdnum fuscescens. E. 
Bot. 1597, the latter principally in mountainous countries. E.) 
(2) Capsules leaning, roundish. 
M. fonta'num. Capsules roundish: lid blunt: shoot sometimes 
branched, upright: leaves spear-shaped, slender, bent inwards at 
the points. 
Dill. 44. 2— (E. Bot. 390— Muse. Brit, xxiii. E.)— Vaill. 24. 10— FI. Dan. 
298— Happ. iii. 7— II. Ox. xv. 6, row 3. 8— Mich. 59. 4— PluJc. 47. 2. 
The old shoots covered with brown knap, and buried three inches deep. 
From these proceed slender cylindrical shoots, some of which end in 
stars. Fruit-stalks two inches long; proceeding from the shoots of the 
preceding year. Neck. Readily known by its stiff habit. Shoots two 
to four inches long. Weis. Leaves serrated, open, in the young shoots 
mostly pointing one way. In this species, and also in M. palustre , the 
fertile and barren shoots adhere so closely at bottom as to appear but 
one plant. Leers. The veil falls off in May. Gough. 
(A smaller var. with narrower leaves, is Bartramia marchica , E. Bot. 
2074; Mnium marchicum , Hedw. according to Muse. Brit. E.) 
(Fountain Fringe-moss. Bryum fontanum. Huds. M. fontanum. Linn. 
Hedw. Bartramia fontana. Sw. Hook. E.) Low wet meadows, turf 
bogs, and springs. P. May—Aug. 
M. uligino'sum. Capsules pear-shaped: lid blunt: shoots rarely 
branched: leaves oblong-spear-shaped, blunt. 
Dicks. H. S. — Hedw. Stirp. i. 1 and 2— (E. Bot. 1517— Muse. Brit, xxviii. 
E.)— Dill. 49. 58—( Schmid. 57. 4. E.) 
Shoot very short. Fruit-stalks three inches long, terminal. Capstdes dull 
yellow, inversely egg-shaped. Lid blunt. Growing in patches. Leaves 
scattered, two lines or more in length. Fruit-stalks terminating. Cap¬ 
sules upright, afterwards bending a little; one line long. Lid short, 
pointed, white. Veil smooth, reaching but half way down. Pol. Pri¬ 
mary stem not branched, but after bearing fruit it sends out a new shoot 
from its extremity, as is the case with many Mosses with terminal fruit- 
stalks. Stamens and pistils in the same or in separate flowers. Ring 
none. Fringe double, sixteen teeth in each. The roots are so closely 
attached together, that without great care they break off, and the plant 
appears without a stem. Hedw. Short, sessile, sometimes undivided, 
sometimes with one or two branches. Leaves green, narrow. Fruit- 
stalks about two inches high, of a shining gold colour. Dill. 
(Marsh Sessile Fringe-moss. E.) Bryum Trichoides. Linn. (Sm. 
Hook, E.) Maesia zdiginosa, Hedw. Wet meadows, in dense patches. 
P. May—June. 
