CRYPTOGAMIA Musd.
Gen, Char. Caps, o v a te -o b lo n g , f rom a la te ra l scaly
sh e a th . Outer fringe o f 16 te e th , d ila ted a t th e b a s e :
inner a v a rio u sly -to o th ed m em b ra n e . Veil sm o o th .
Spec. Char. S tem p ro c um b e n t, im p e rfe c tly p e c tin a te d .
L e a v e s o v a te , p o in te d , b e a rd e d , rib b e d , c u rv e d to
o n e side. L id c o n v e x , p o in te d .
Syn. H y p n um filic in um. Linn. Sp. PL 1 5 9 0 . Sm.
FI. Brit. 1 3 3 4 . Hedw. Sp. Muse. 2 8 5 . t. 7 6 .
f . 5— 10. Crypt, v. 4 . t. 2 6 . ƒ A , B. Huds. 4 9 8 .
With. 8 5 4 . Hull. 2 7 1 . Belli. 4 3 3 . Sibth. 2 9 4 .
Abbot. 24>1. Turn. Muse. Hib. 1 9 7 .
H . rep e n s filic in um c risp um . Dill. Muse. 2 8 2 . t. 3 6 .
f . 1 9 , A , E , F . Raii Syn. 8 5 .
E v e n D ille n iu s c o n fo u n d ed th is w ith th e p re c ed in g , from
w h ic h i t differs in b e in g ra th e r sm a lle r, less a c cu ra te ly p e c tin
a te d , o f a m o re g o ld en o r tawrjy h u e , an d its b ra n ch e s m o re
den se ly c lo th e d w ith ru sty d ow n . M o re pre cise differences
are fo u n d o n m in u te e x am in a tio n . T h e leaves o f H. filicinum
a re fu rn ish e d w ith a rib even to th e ir p o in ts , and tip p ed w ith
a m in u te h a ir. T h e y are fa lc a te , o r curved to o n e side , in a
w e t as well as d ry s ta te , b u t in th e la tte r o n ly are th e y also
cu rled o r c risp ed . T h e fru its ta lk s are n e a rly two in ch e s lo n g ,
a n d proceed from th e m a in stem . C ap su le c y lin d ric a l, curved
an d d ro o p in g . L id c o n v ex , w ith a small p o in t.
T h is species is n o t ra re in w a te ry m o u n ta in o u s places,
b e a rin g fru it, th o u g h n o t u n iv e rsa lly , in A p ril o r M a y .