Differs from the last: Stems creeping, often tripinnate a 
densely tufted. Stem-leaves larger and long-subulate. Periche 
leaves smooth without cilia. Tufts dark green. Plants ge 
smaller. — Earth and rocks r. Eur. Switzerl. near Lugano anc 
Faido! Amer. »U,. S.»: Best. i 
15.T.recognitum Hedwig. — Hypnum H.; Thuidium Lindb. | 
Stem-leaves gen. not recurved and not long acuminate, 
denticulate. Perichetial leaves smooth without cilia. Capsult 
apiculate. Stem not creeping or with few rhizoids at base, us. 
bipinnate. — Stone and earth in woods. Eur. nearly commol 
below alp. regions. Sweden, Germany, Switzerl., France! Amer 
less common. Can.: Macoun. cis 
B. Leaves obtuse faintly papillose; those of stem broad-ovat 
short-acuminate; inner basal cells oblong; branch-leaves obtusatt 
nearly entire; costa long. 
16.T.Alleni Austin. | 
Leaves not reeurved, those of stem entire; cells gen. rotun 
date, the apical one round-oval not bifid. Stem bipinnate no 
creeping. Capsules unknown. — Peat-bogs r, Amer. U. $ 
Allen, com. Macoun. 
V. Elodium Sullivant et Lesquereux. KE 
A. Stem tomentose; paraphyllia long. Leaves large gen 
faintly mamillose; those of stem pellucid; cells gen. oblon 
lanceolate. Capsule arcuate. Monoecious often fruiting. 
a. All leaves mamillose; those of branches not pellucid. — 
17.T.Blandowii Weber et Mohr. — Hypnum W. M.; Thuidium 
Br. eur. 
Leaves from broad-ovate base long-aeuminate, faintly dentict 
late all around; cells elongate gen. oblong-lanceolate, the basal 
pale. Lid of capsule rostellate. Stem erect pale-tomentos 
branches crowded us. elongate attenuate. — Peat-swamps an 
wet meadows princ. in northern districts, Ewr. Sweden 
Norway not r.! Amer. r. Can.: Macoun; White; Waghorne  ! 
S.: Roell, com. Cardot. D 
18.T.pseud-abietinum Kindb. note on Canad. bryol. 1893. — 
T. elodioides Renauld et Cardot in Hedwigia 1893. 
Leaves orange at insertion; middle cells oval-oblong. Sten 
leaves ovate short-acuminate faintly denticulate above. Branch | 
leaves ovate-oval subobtuse more distinctly denticulate, ver 
opake and mamillose or papillose on both sides. Stem brow 
tomentose; branehes short distant. Lid of capsule not 
— Woods r. Amer. Can.: Macoun; Waghorne. U. S.: Roel. 
