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Anomodon.} MUSCI-PLEUIIOCAKP1-PERISTOMI. 71
Div. II. Peristome double. Diploperistomi.
A. Internal peristome composed of free cilia, or apparently so.
34. Neckera. Hedw. Neckera.
Seta lateral. Peristome double: the outer of 16 teeth ; the
inner of 16 free cilia, or connected only at the very base by a
short membrane. Calyptra dimidiate (mitriform in N. pennata,
according to Mr. Arnott). Muse. Brit.t. 23—Named in honour
of N. J. Necker, who denied, and with much justice, the presence
of real anthers and pistils in mosses.
1. N. pumila, Hedw. (small Neckera); leaves bifarious ovatoacuminate
slightly concave their margins recurved, seta scarcely
longer than the perichsetial leaves, capsule oblongo-ovate. Bedii:
St. Cr. r. 3. t. 20. Fl. Brit. p. 1272. B. Bot. t. 1443.
Schwaegr. Suppl. r. 1. P. II. p. 147. Muse. Brit. ed. 2. p. 135.
/. 22. Hypnum pennatum, Dicks.
Woods in Sussex, Hants, and probably the South of England gene-
rally. Cheshire and N. Wales ; S. W. of Ireland, Wihon.^ Abundant at
Inverarv and at Cleish, but otherwise rare in Scotland. Fr. Summer.—
The periclustial leaves are very convolute, ovate, much acuminated, and
the sctce are only in a slight degree exserted beyond them.
2. N. pennata, Hedw. (feathered Neckera); leaves bifarious
ovato-lanceolate acuminate plane, capsule sessile oblong immersed
in the perichaetial leaves. Hedw. St. Cr. v. 3. t. 19.
Schwaegr- Suppl v. 1. P. II. p. 144. Grev. Scot. Cr. Pl.t. 109.
Muse. Brit.ed. 2. p. 13.5. Suppl. t. ±.—Daltonia pennata, Am.
Disp. Muse. p. 54. Fontinalis pennata, Linn. Sp. PL p. L571.
—Dill. Muse, l 82./ 9.
On the trunk of a Beech at Fotheringham, near Forfar, very sparingly
in fruit, Drummond. Fr. Summer.— Although not uncommon in
Switzerland, no station is known for this moss in Britain, but that above
given. In size, it is intermediate between the preceding and the following
; but is ream!} distinguished from both by the different form of the
leave* and immersed capsule.
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;. S.crispa, Hedw. (crisped Neckera ).• [eaves bifarious oblong
Bcominnlate transversely waved, seta much exserted, capsule
ovate. Hedw. Sp.
/'/. Brit. />. 127:5.
Muse.
Hobs.
p. 806. Turn.
Br. Mosses, v. 2.
Mute.
n. 48.
Hu\ p. 101.
Drum. Muse.
Shot
lint,
r. 1. //. 61. Schwaegr. Suppl. v. 1. P. //./> 147. Muse.
ed, 2. p. 136, /. 22. Hypnum crispurn, Linn.— E. Bot.
t. 617.—Dill Muse. t. 36./ 12.
- and rocks, in Btonj and Bubalpine countries. FV. Winter.—
This most lovely moss invests rocks and portions of the trunks ( »i trees
with its richly-coloured and glossjj foliage. The leave* of this and the
preceding ones are, under a magnifying power, slightly serrated. The
,,hi is ninth exserted and the ovate approaching to spha
Anomodon. Hook, and Taylor. Anomodoo.
Seta Lateral. Peristotm double consisting of 16 teeth with
ii.n\ pi M an- int: from each. Cafyptra dimidiate. I
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