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MUSCI-ACROCARPI-PERISTOMI. 55
7. O. rivuldre, Sm. (river Bristle-Moss); stems procumbent,
leaves broadly lanceolate obtuse, cilia setaceous, calyptra
glabrous. Fl. Brit. p. 1266. Turn. Muse. Hib. p. 96.' t. 8.
E. Bot. t. 2188. Hobs. Br. Mosses, v. 2. n. 46. Drum. Muse,
Scot. v. 2. n. 56. Schwaegr. Suppl. v. 1. P. II. /?. 31. Muse.
Brit.ed. 2. p. 128. *. 21.
Rocks, in streams. Fr. Aug.— Two or three inches long, of a dark
lurid-green colour. Leaves very obtuse. Cilia very slender and arising
from the sides of the teeth.
8. O. striatum, Hedw. (common Bristle- Moss); stems erect,
leaves lanceolate patent straight when dry, capsule ovate
smooth, cilia torulosc, calyptra slightly hairy. Hedw. St. Cr.
v. 2. t. 3. /. 9? Fl. Brit. ;;. 1263. E. Bot. t. 2187. Turn.
Muse. Hib. p. 95, (excl. var. (3.) Hobs. Br. Mosses, v. 1. n 56.
Drum. Muse. Scot. u. 1. n. 56. Schwaegr. Suppl. v. 1. P. II.
p. 29. t. 54. Muse. Brit. ed. 2. p. 128. t. 21 Dill. Muse. t. 55.
/ 8.
—
I runks of trees. Fr. June. Stems frequently as tall as in O. Lyellii.
The inner peristome is very peculiar, it is broad, pale-coloured, and composed
of moniliform joints, usually arranged in single rows, but not
unfrequently having other joints attached to their sides. Here, too,
they arise from an inner membrane to the capsule, as in Hypnum.
9. O. Lyellii, Hook, and Taylor, (Mr. LyelTs Bristle-Moss);
>t probably confounded the two spci.it
well ;is the following, but they are truly distinct.
ff
Capsule i tserted.
-J- Ci/iu 8.
Id. (). speciosum, Nees, (showy Bristle-Moss); stems erect,
leaves ovato-lanceolate acuminate patent scarcely recurved at
the margins and point, capsule -li-liil\ furrowed] teeth of the
peristome 8 at length separating into l and reflexed calyptra
hairy. Nees n trees and iti .
S
otland. Near Montrose, V .
•''. Near
Forfar, Mr. Drummond. Fr, f—The colour of the foliagi
reddish-brown.