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twist at all. It is perfectly straight and tapering, and when dry has
straight furrows : the lid seems to close in consequence of the swelling
of the columella, which diminishes its length." These different appearances
may have depended upon the different ages or states of the
plant under examination.
\\ Stems leafy below.
+- Capsules erect.
33. H. curvdtum, Swartz, (curved Feather-Moss); branches
fascicled curved, leaves ovato- elliptical concave serrated at the
point, the nerve disappearing beyond the middle, capsule ovate
erect, lid rostrate. Sw. Muse. Suec. p. 64. Turn. Muse. Hib.
p. 139. Fl. Brit. p. 1284. E. Bot. t. 1566. Hobs. Br.
Mosses, v. 1. n. 75. Drum. 3Iusc. Scot. v. 1. n. 87. Schwaegr.
Suppl. v. 1. P. II. p. 267.
H. myosuroides, Hedw. St. Cr. v. 4.
/. 8 Dill. 3Iusc. t. 41. /. 50.
On trees and rocks. Fr. Nov.—This has something of the habit of
the two last species; but its stems are leafy throughout ; the nerve of
the leaf is sometimes forked. Mr. Wilson finds, in Cheshire and near
Killarney, a state of this plant in which the outer ])eristome is abortive,
but the rudiments of teeth are visible.
34. H. myosuroides, Linn, (mouse-tail Feather- Moss); branches
fascicled curved, leaves lanceolato-acuininate serrated the margin
inflexed at the base, the nerve disappearing near the
middle, capsule ovate-cylindrical erect, lid rostrate. Linn. Sp.
PL p. 1596. (not Hedw.). Turn. Muse. Hib. p. 140. FL
Brit. p. 1285. E. Bot. t. 1567. Hobs. Br. Mosses, v. 1. n. 76.
Drum. Muse. Scot. v. 1. n. 88. Schwaegr. Suppl. r. 1. P. II.
p. 267. Muse, Brit. ed. 2. p. 170. t. 25.—J)ill. Musc.t. 41./ 51.
Trunks of trees and rocks. Fr. Autumn.— Distinguishable from the
preceding by its slenderer habit, its more acuminated, less concave leaves,
with their shorter nerve, and reflexed margins, which are serrated for
nearly their whole length. Mr. Wilson finds a large var. of this, on
Conner Hill near Brandon mountain, Ireland.
-t-+- Capsules eer/iunus.
§ *SV, ins bi-tripinnaie.
3.">. II. sphmii ,is. Hedw. (glittering Feather-Moss); itemi
tripinnate, leavei ovale with a suddenly acuminated point concave
faintly two-nerved at tin- bate tin' margin recurs ed below,
capsule ovate cernuouS] lid rostrate. Hedw. */>. Muse. L 67.
,; 7—9. Turn. Muse. ll,l, . . r 156.
BoL t. L424. Hobs. Br. Mosses, v.
FL
1. //.
lint. /.'.
p. 1295.
80. I)r„>„. Mu.se.
Scot
tint.
r. l. ,t. 90. Schwaegr, SuppL r. I. /'.
ed. 2. p. 170. t. 25 //. parietutuiii.
II. p. 237.
Sir.— Dill.
Muse,
Muse.
t.;\,.f. L3.
Heaths and hedge-banks in woods. /•'/-. Apr.— The whole plant is
L'l>\\, whence it-. Specific name.
M\. \\. prolifirum, Linn. (proRJerom Feather-Moss); items