CRYPTOGAMIA. MUSCI. Bryum. 1041 
Shoots somewhat slanting, nearly cylindrical, tapering towards the base, 
very much branched. Branches unequal, rather pointed, somewhat 
higher than the fruit-stalks. Leaves tiled, pressed to, the points stand¬ 
ing out, quite straight, strap-spear-shaped, pointed, channelled. Fruit- 
stalks from the sides of the uppermost branches, few, solitary, very short, 
often zigzag. Capsules rather pear-shaped, small. Fringe fringed. Dicks. 
Capsules egg-oblong, as expressed in the figure. 
(Expanding Thread-moss. Trichostomumpatens. Schwaeg. Hook. Li- 
cranum patens. Sm. Also Trichostomum obtusum , of the latter author, 
according to Muse. Brit, which Smith considers synonymous with B. Hyp - 
noides var. Huds. With. E.) On rocks in mountainous rivulets. On 
Ben Nevis, Scotland. Dickson. Rocks above the chapel at Gwydir, 
Carnarvonshire. Mr. Griffith. 
B. stelli'gerum. Capsules semi-globular, naked: leaves strap-shaped, 
in star-like whorls. Dicks, ii. 3. 
Licks. 4. 4. a. b. 
Shoots branched, star-like at the end. Leaves expanding, a little bowed 
back at the ends; somewhat whorled. Fringe naked. Lid flattish, the 
beak somewhat oblique; as long as the capsule. Dicks. 
(Star Thread-moss. Gymnostomum stelligerum. Schrad. Sm. G. cur- 
virostrum. Muse. Brit. ? vid. B. cestivum. E.) Woods in the High¬ 
lands. 
B. acu'tum. Capsules roundish: shoots branched, pointed: leaves 
bristle-shaped, upright. 
(E. Bot. 1644— Muse. Brit. xiv.— FI. Lan. 538. 2. E.) — Hill. 47. 34. 
Slender, one inch high, branches two or three, sometimes more. Leaves 
dark green, hairy, sharp-pointed. Fruit-stalks short, when young termi¬ 
nal. Veil brownish. Capsules short, roundish. Dill. In moist situations 
the capsules are rather longer, and sometimes the fruit-stalks are bent 
like those of B. fragile. Griff. 
(Pointed Thread-moss. B. acutum. Dicks. B. Splachnoides . Dill. Weis- 
sia acuta. Hedw. 35. Hook. Grimmia acuta. Turn. Sm. E.) Snow¬ 
don, and mountains about Llanberris. Dillenius. On Ben Lomond, 
and sides of Highland mountains. Lightfoot. Crib y Ddescil. Mr. Grif¬ 
fith. Aug.—May. Dill. Oct—June. Lightf. 
B. latera'le. Capsules nearly globular, lateral: leaves bristle¬ 
shaped, pointing one way. Lightf. 
Hedw. Stirp. ii. 40—( E. Bot. 997— Muse. Brit, xxiii. E.)— Hall. Enum. 3. 
8, at p. 109. Hist. 46. 8, at iii. p. 56— Hall. It. Helv. ii. 1. 2. in Opusc. p. 
300— FI. Lan. 823. 1; and 538. 3. 
Stems forming tufts, from one to three'inches high; almost upright, pur¬ 
plish, but little branched; covered at the base with fox-coloured wool. 
Leaves numerous, very green, bristle-shaped, soft, long. Fruit-stalks 
upright, short, purple. Veil conical, sharp, pale, deciduous. Capsules 
fringed, tawny. Lid conical, very short, tawny. Huds. Barren and 
fertile flowers in the same involucrum. Fruit-stalks short, stiff, but 
bending by the weight of the capsule, fixed to the end of the last year's 
shoot, but the growth of the new shoot makes it appear lateral. Outer 
fringe of sixteen teeth. In B. pomiforme } the leaves are more equally 
tapering, and the fruit-stalks are longer. 
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