B ryum subulatum. A wl-shaped B ryum.
BRYUM Lin. Gen. PL C r y p t o g am ia Mus.ei.
Anther a operculata. Calyptra lævis. Filamentum e tuberculo, terminal!
ortum.
Rail Syn. Gen. 3. Muscr.
BRYUM fubulatum antheris ereftis fubulatis, furculis acaulibus. Lin. Syjl. Vegetal. p. nan. Sp. PI.
p. 1581. FI. Suec. n. 991.
BRYUM caule breviffimo, foliis lanceolatis, capfulis longiflîmis, operculo prælongo. Haller, hjjl. 1827.
BRYUM fubulatum. Scopoli FI. Cam. n. 1304.
BRYUM capfulis longis fubulatis. Dill. Mufc. 350. t. 45. ƒ 10.
BRYUM eredtis longis et acutis falcatis capitulis, calyptra fubfufca, foliis ferpylli pellucidis Raii
Syn. 92. Vaill. Bot. Par. t. 25. f 8.
Hudfon. FI. Angl. ed. 2. p. 476.
Lightfoot. Fl. Scot. p. 710.
RADICES nigræ, fibrillofæ, parum ramofæ. f
CAULES fubfeffiles, denfe éoaeervati, fimplices vel |
ramofi.
FOLIA ovato4 anceolata, patentia, pellucida, pallide *
viridia, modiee carinata, mucrone brevi ter- |
minata, ad lentem vifa. fig. 1. 4
PEDUNCUL1 unciales et ultra, pallide lutefcentes, I
fipci contorti, bulbillo præditi oblongo. fig' f
iCAPSULiE p.raglongze, cylindraces, fubaurantiacs, |
incurvae. fig. 3, annotins reftiores e fufco- t
purpurea;, equarum ore egreditur trunculus I
feu cornu, e ciliis in tubum contortis com- f
pofitum, apice ve'ro Jiberis. fig. 6, 7, 8, 9; f
Calyptra longitudine fere capfuls, acumina- r ■ S ■ - It
OPERCULUM capful^ duplo brevior, acuminatum. I
A - 5- . I
ROOTS black, fibrous, a little branched.
STALKS nearly feffile, growing clofe together, fimple
or branched.
“ S 'c c u euiour, m o a e ra te iy Keel d, terminated
by a Ihort point, as magnified, fig. 1.
PEDUNCULES an inch or more in heigth, o f a pale
yellow colour, twitted’ when dry, furnifh’d
with an oblong bulb. fig. 2.
CAPSULES very long, cylindrical, fomewhat orange
coloured and crooked, fig. 3 ; thofe o f the
preceding year ftraighter, o f a purplitti brown
colour, from the mouth of which proceeds
a little trunk or horn compofed o f the cilis
twitted into a tube, but loofe at top. fig. 6, 7,
■ 8, 9. Calyptra almoft the length of the
capfule, having a long point, fig. a.
OPERCULUM twice as fhort as the capfule and poin-
ted. fig. 5.
before it puts forth its capfules we are ftruckwith the broadnefs of £ > S i ft
advances the capfules while covered by their Calyptras are unlually long, pointed, and in general a little benl
whence it has acquired the Englifli name of Awl-Jhaped, the capfule in its laft Rate after lofmg both its Calyptra
and Operculum, is peculiarly diftinguifhed bv the protrufion of a fubftance from its mouth, of a whiter colour
than the body of the capfule, this fubftance when magnified is found to confift of a number of threads or
filaments forming a thin fpiraj' tuber, yet loofe and unconnefted at top, fee fig. 7, 8, 9, tile tube is formed
before the operculum falls off, for its ipiral line may be obferved through the Uanfparen? operculum when ft is
chamfler"6 D .ILLENIUS ufl"S a ^ m a g n i f ie r , has not done juftice to this very lingular and curiouS
This Mofs is not uncommon on banks furrounding woods, alfo in fliady lanes; I have obferved it in eteat
l u T c W ^ n d ° « S : a e 35 y0U e,Uer Sm ‘rCommon, paffing through ShPley from Croydon, alfo
It produces its Capfules in February and March.