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Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Sp. PI. ii. 1091 (1753), under Polypodium; Bernh. In 

 Schrad. Neu. Journ. Hot. i. pt. ii. 27 (1806). Type locality, "in the hills of the 

 colder parts of Europe:" range, nearly the whole habitable world. 



Valley of the Kaweah River (No. 1348), and in Big Cottonwood Meadows (No. 2127). 



BRYACEiE.i 



Tortula inermis (Muell.) Mont. 



In a canon of the Funeral mountains, west of Aniargosa (No. 335). 



Tortula membranifolia Hook. 

 With the last (No.2161). 



Tortula ruralis (L.) Ehrh. 



Surprise Canon, Panamint Mountains (No. GG1). 



Grimmia plagiopodia pilifera Lesq. & James. 



In a canon of the Funeral Mountains, west of Amargosa (No. 33G). 



Orthotrichum cupulatum Hoffm. 



On the southern foot lulls of the San Francisco Mountain, Arizona (No. 10). The 

 specimens are not in condition for positive identification. 



Mr. Bailey collected on the mountains near Mount Whitney, at an altitude of 600 

 meters above timber-line, and 4,300 meters above sea level, an Orthotrichum (Nos. 2078, 

 2079), which unfortunately is not identifiable. It is interesting as the plant collected 

 at the highest point by the expedition. 



Leersiatrachymitra (Rtpart) Holzinger nom. nov. 



Surprise Canon, Panamint Mountains (No. 660). [Ilusnot 2 reduces this plant to a 

 variety of L. extinctoria. Watson's No. 1397a, from Utah, and No. 1398, from Nevada, 

 which are the same as the plant of Mr. Coville's collection, are referred to L. extinc- 

 toria, one of them to variety obtusa. But this species has only the tip of the calyptra 

 papillose, a character which is constant in a series of several specimens, while the 

 plants above referred to have the calyptra strongly papillose throughout. Their 

 leaves are beset on both surfaces with characteristic loug bifurcate papilla?. The 

 lower part of the costa beueath bears similar papilho, while its upper part is coarsely 

 toothed.— J. M. H.] 



Punaria hygrometrica (L.) Sibth. 

 On the banks of a stream flowing from Hall Canon, Panamint Valley (No. 671). 



Philonotis fontana Brid. 



By a spring near the summit of Frazier Mountain (No. 2165). 



Leptobryum pyriforme (L.) Wils. 



Alonf a stream on the northwest slopo of Frazier Mountain (No. 1210). 



Bryum alpinum L. 



From the capsule this might be taken for a form of B. cmspiticium, but the 

 short points of the leaves, the square cells at leaf-base, and the very light-colored 

 peristome forbid it. These are all characters of Ii. alpinum. It is true, the oper- 

 culate capsules are of the form and length of B. cmspiticium; but the deoperculate 

 capsules are widest at month, the rest of the capsule shrinking and coming to a 

 point at its junction with the seta, as in B. alpinum; leaf cells little larger and 

 more thin-walled, less opaque. 



Big Tree Canon, valley of the Kaweah River (No. 1358) 



1 The Musci have been determined by Mr. J. M. Holzinger. 

 a Muse. Gal. 197. 



