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F O N T I N A L I S squamosa.
Shining Scaly Water-moss.
CRYPTOGAMIA Musci.
Gen. Char. Caps, oblong, lateral, enclosed in a
scaly sheath. Outer fringe of 16 teeth, dilated at
the base: inner reticulated.
Spec. Char. L e a v e s im b ric a te d , la n c e o la te , p o in te d ,
co n c av e . S c ales o f th e sh e a th b lu n t, a s w e ll a s th e
lid .
Syn. F o n tin a lis sq u am o sa . Linn. Sp. PL 1571. Stn.
FI. Brit. 1336. Hedw. Sp. Muse. 299. Crypt,
v. 3. 32. t. 12. Huds. 467. With. 788. Hull.
275. Lightf. 696. Dicks. H. Sicc. fasc. 5. 25.
Turn. Muse. Hih. 199.
F . sq u am o sa te n u is se ric e a a tro -v ire n s. Dill. Muse.
258. t. 33. f . 3.
A N A T IV E o f a lp in e riv u le ts. M r . T em p le to n se n t it in
J u ly la s t from a little stre am o n th e B e lfa st m o u n ta in s .
T h is species is m u c h sm a lle r th a n th e c om m o n o n e , t. 3 5 9 ,
as well as o f a m o re y e llow ish a n d sh in in g a sp e c t. T h e leaves
are la n c e o la te , im b ric a te d c om m o n ly in th re e row s , ta p e r-
p o in te d , w ith o u t a n y r ib , c o n c a v e , n o t fo ld ed to g e th e r.
M a le flowers b row n ish , in n um e ro u s axillary b u d s . C a p su le s
e llip tic a l, o r n e a rly c y lin d ric a l. L id c o n ic a l, sh o rt an d o b tu se .
O u te r frin g e re cu rv e d , b r o w n : in n e r deep re d . L id aw l-
sh a p e d . Sc a le s o f th e sh e a th o v a te , b ro a d , ro u n d e d a t th e
e n d , c losely im b ric a te d , n o t q u ite e x te n d in g to th e p o in t o f
th e c ap su le .-------W e have b e e n o b lig ed to co p y th e frin g e
from H e dw ig , o u r sp e c im en s b e in g in th a t p o in t to o im p e rfe
c t.