CRYPTOGAM! A. MTJSCI. Hypnum, 
1077 
( Grev. Scot. Crypt. 283— E. Bot. 1992 — Muse. Brit. xxiv. E.) — Dicks. 5. 8. 
Whole plant soft, flaccid, and flexile. Shoots bundled, floating, roundish, 
somewhat zigzag. Branches of very unequal lengths, the ends mostly 
blunted. Leaves upright, concave at the base, open at the end, broad- 
egg-shaped. Scaly bulb, leaves spear-shaped, taper-pointed. Fruit- 
stalks few, short, bowed in. Fringe with a ring, with many teeth. Lid 
and veil not found. Dicks. (Usually two or three inches in length. E.) 
(Soft Feather-moss. E.) Banks of rivulets in the Highlands of Scotland. 
H. cuspida'tum. Shoots spreading, winged with, branches, ending in 
a long point: leaves oblong, taper-pointed : capsules cylindrical: 
lid conical. 
Dicks. H. S. — (E. Bot. 2407— Muse. Brit. xxvi. E.)— Dill. 39. 34— Biixb. 
ii. 3. 1 and 2. 
The sharp rigid points at the ends of the middle and terminal shoots 
afford a ready mark of distinction. From one to four inches high. 
Fruit-stalks two or three inches long, upright, lateral. Involucrum scaly, 
long. Capsules egg-shaped, thick, a little bent, leaning. Lid blunt, 
short, scarlet. Mouth fringed. Weis. Pale green, yellowish or reddish 
when in fruit. Leaves alternate, thin, pellucid, shining. Dill. 
(Pointed Bog Feather-moss. E.) Bogs, marshes, wet pastures and 
moist woods. P. March—May. 
H. filifoTjum. Shoots spreading: branches numerous very short: 
leaves awl-shaped, acute : capsules oblong: lid conical, blunt. 
Dill. 42. 62. 
Forming a compact interwoven tuft. Much branched ; branches slender. 
Leaves very narrow, smooth, resplendent green, when dry pressed to, 
standing out when fresh. Fruit-stalks half an inch high, very slender, 
reddish. Capsules slender, at first upright, afterwards leaning a little, and 
again upright when ripe. Involucrum slender, hairy. Dill. 
(Thread-leaved Feather-moss. E.) II. Jiliforme. Huds. and With 
Ed. ii. Trunks of trees. P. Feb. 
H. filamentosum. Shoots crowded, thread-shaped, branched cap¬ 
sules egg-shaped, fringed: involucrum buld-like. Dicks.ii.il. 
Dill. 36. 18. 
Crowded, compressed, closely interwoven, so that it is hardly possible to 
extricate a single plant. Shoots and branches cylindrical, not thicker 
than a strong sewing thread. Fruit-stalks purple, an inch long. Capsules 
slender, straight reddish and bent when ripe. Involucrum oblong, large, 
composed of unequal scales. Dill. 
(Thread-branched Yellow Feather-moss. The same as H.atro-virens, 
according to Muse. Brit. Woods ; trees and rocks among mountains. 
F. (3) Shoots nearly cylindrical : capsules drooping. 
H. pu'rum. Shoots winged, spreading, awl-shaped: leaves egg-shaped, 
blunt, approaching. 
Curt. 207 —( E. Bot. 1599— Muse. Brit. xxiv. E ,)—Fl. Dan. 706. 2— Dill. 
,40. 45 — Vaill. 28. 3. 
Branches bowed. Leaves ending in a spit-point. Neck. Readily known by 
