— EC 
7.P.filari-acuminata C. M. et Kindb. cat. Can. m. 
Leaves as in the last but smaller; inner basal pale, the 
others sublinear exc. the alar. Capsule subcylindric brick-red; 
teeth yellow; segments rimose or narrowly open in middle, 
basal membrane elevate; lid conic obtuse. Tufts bright green. 
— Trees r. Amer. Can. Rocky mts: Macoun. 
B. Leaves entire or the uppermost faintly sinuolate. 
a. Stem-leaves recurved to the middle of basal borders; alar 
cells about 15— 20. Stem creeping, sometimes with paraphyllia. 
Tufts green us. silky glossy. 
8.P.polyanthos Schreber. — Hypnum Schr.; Pylaisia Br. eur. 
Stem-leaves ovate-oblong filiform-pointed, yellow at insertion; 
cells sublinear-lanceolate exc. the alar. Branch-leaves ovate- 
lanceolate with subsubulate acumen or short filiform point, 
gen. not recurved.  Perichetial leaves filiform- pointed. Capsule 
suboblong or subcylindrie, contracted at mouth; teeth pale yellow; 
segments split; cilia rudimentary or wanting; lid short-pointed. 
Stem pinnate. Tufts green. — On trees, r. on rocks or roofs. 
Eur. common. Sweden, Germany, Switzerl., Italy! Amer. Can. 
not r.: Macoun. 
b. Leaves not or near base recurved, entire; alar cells few 
not well defined. Stem not creeping. Tufts not or faintly 
glossy. 
9.P.sueeiea Br. eur. — Thedenia Br. eur.; Pylaiea Lindberg. 
Leaves small ovate-oblong or ovate-lanceolate, often long-acu- 
minate; lower cells suboblong, middle rhombic-oval. Perichetial 
leaves apiculate. Capsule oblong-eylindrie; teeth yellow; cilia 
Short; lid rostrate. Stem irregularly divided or subpinnate; 
branches julaceous. Tufts green with few rhizoids. — Earth 
in subalp. region r. Eur. Sweden: K. F. Thedenius. : 
* P.alpina Kindb. n. subsp. — Hypnum polyanthos var. alpi- 
num Kindb. Laubm. Schwed. u. Norw. 
Leaves a little larger, less strongly appressed when dry; 
perichetial submuticous. Capsule narrow-eylindric; lid rostellate. 
Branches subfastigiate nearly simple. Tufts eradiculose yellowish 
green. — Eur. Norway near Kongsvold on a turf-roof in subalp. 
region; E, Adlerz. 
10.P.alpicola Lindberg. — Stereodon (Pylaiea) Lindb.; Arnell 
musci Asie bor. Pylaisia Kindb. check-list of Eur. and N. 
. Am. Bryin, 3 
Leaves ovate-oblong with long filiform falcate point, very 
mall and not appressed; alar cells yellow, the others pale 
