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llr/pnum.] MUSCI-PLEUROCARPJ- PERISTOMA 77
II. Stems (taken in conjunction with the leaves) more or less
cylindrical, never plane.
1. Leaves spreading on all sides (not secund).
A. Leaves uniform in their direction (not squarrose).
a. Nerve reaching to or beyond the point,
* Leaves without serralures.
6. H. medium, Dicks, (long-headed. Feather-Moss); leaves
ovate obtuse concave entire slightly falcato-secund, the nerve
reaching to the summit, capsule cylindrical nearly erect, lid
conical. Dicks. Cr. Fasc. 2. p. 12. Turn. Muse. Hib. p. 142.
Fl. Brit. p. 1280. E. Bot. t. 1274. Hobs. Br. Mosses, v. 2.
)i. 55. Muse. Brit. ed. 2. p. 154. t. 24. IT. inundatum, Dicks.
— Turn. Muse. Hib.—Fl. Brit. p. 1282. E. Bot. t. 1022.
— Leskea polycarpa Ehrh. Cr.—Hedw— Schwaegr. Suppl. v. 1.
P. II. p. 171.
Trunks of trees, particularly of Alders, near the ground. Fr. Apr.
V\ hole plant of a dense growth and lurid colour; leaves opaque with the
margins recurved, often falcato-secund, so that it has as great a claim
to be ranked in the groupe " foliis secundis," as in the present divi-
-. sion and it is in other respects nearly allied to H. atru-virens.
7. H.tenellum, Dicks, (tender awl-leaved Feather-Moss); leaves
fasciculated erect lanceolato-subulate entire, their nerve reaching
to the point, capsule ovate cernuous, lid rostrate. Dicks. Cr.
Fasc. 4. t. 11. / 12. Turn. Muse. lid,, p. 170. Fl. Brit. p.
L808. E. Bot. t. 1859, (figure of the leaf incorrect). Drum.
Muse. Scot. v. 2. n. 63. Muse. Brit. ed. 2. p. 155. /. 24.— H.
Algerianinii, Brid.— Schwaegr. Suppl. v. 2. p. 10 1. t. 144.
On rocks, especially such as are calcareous, and on old walls. Fr.
Winter.— The leaves are clustered or fasciculated in a peculiar manner
in this species: by this character and by the shape ami texture of its
leaves and by the rostrate ltd, it maybe distinguished from //. serpens
and from 77. populeum b\ its narrower entire leaves and long j>ereulum.
Mr. Wilson,
rocks, Aug!
however, has found a var. with serrulated foliage, on moist
8. II. serpi/is. Linn, (creeping whiie^veUed Feather-Moss)}
Leaves ovato-lanoeolate rather obtuse patent entire) the nerve
reaching to the summit or abbreviated, capsule 03 lindrical curved
oemUOUS, lid conical. Linn. Sp. PI. p. L596. 'Furn. Muse.
11,1,. p. L68. Fl. lint. . r 1306. /•:. Hot. t. L087. Hobs. Fr.
Mosses\ e. 1. //. 70. Dm in. Mum. Scot v. l. n. 77. Schwaegr.
Suppl. ,-. 1. r. II. p. 260. Muse. lint. ,d. 2. j>. 156. t. 24.'—
II. flueuitde. Funek.— ll.d urn , Schnid.—
—
— ;
//. emit, a turn ami II.
tpinulosum, I lulu. II. subtile^ Dicks. Furn. -Sin. in Fs\
lint, and in /•/. BoL & 2496, (not II, d,r ).— D,ll. MuSC t \2.
t. 64.
Moist bank-, trunks of treat, on pales and deca\cd wood in various
situations. Fr, May.—1 saves with Schwaecrichen in ssjiafi " %IX