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CRYPTOGAMIA Musci.
Gen. Char. Caps, oblong. F r in g e of l6 flat, cloven
teeth, a little inflexed.
Spec. Char. Stem somewhat branched. Leaves
crowded, capillary, straight. Capsule smooth,
ovate, upright. Lid oblique.
S yn. Dicranum? hyperboreum. Sm. F t . B rit. 1227.
Bryum hyperboreum. D ick s . Crypt, fa s c . 3 . 9 .
With. 828. H u l l . 2 6 1 . F I . D a n . t. 5 38. f . 1.
G a t h e r e d by Mr. Dickson on the alpine rocks of Beit
Nevis in Scotland. We are favoured by him with a specimen,
which enables us to correct and improve the slight mention of
this plant in FI. Brit.
The stems are occasionally branched, leafy, reddish, composing
dense tufts. Leaves, numerous, crowded, pale green,
straight, slender-awlshaped, with a strong rib, entire 5 their
base a little dilated. Fruitstalk various in length, probably
according to its age, erect. Capsule ovate, short, even, with
a very oblique lid about its own length. The fringe being as
yet unexamined, the genus still remains doubtful, but the analogy
of other species is greatly in favour of that we have adopted.