TaT ou 
sublinear. Plants bright green, sparingly radiculose. — Caps 
unknown. — Stones in alp. region r. Eur. Sweden in Laplane 
E. Nyman. 
47. Pylaisiella Kindberg, new genus. 
1.P.velutina Schimper. — Pylaisia Sch.; Sull. icon. m., 
part. 5 
Leaves entire from ovate-oblong base acuminate, recurve 
acumen, subdecurrent; upper cells, also the middle margina 
rhomboidal; inner cells sublinear-lanceolate, inner basal narrow 
orange; angular cells diversiform, special alar few large infla 
brown or hyaline, inner angular small green numerous. Pe 
chetial leaves plicate serrulate. Capsule large cylindric 
contracted at mouth; teeth orange; segments split in two dense 
dentate legs, basal membrane very low; cilia none; pedicel lon 
Spores large. Branches not julaceous. Tufts green or brow 
yellow. — Trees, Amer. Can. Macoun; Moser. 
In the cited Sull. icon. m. leaves are longer acuminate, th 
alar cells not delineated, endostomial segments adhering in thi 
whole length to the teeth. 
2.P.subdenticulata Schimper. — Pylaisia Sch.; Sull. ic. m. 
Leaves small ovate-lanceolate long-acuminate 'minutely den 
culate at acumen, faintly recurved below, not decurrent; angu! 
cells small green, the others sublinear. Perichetial leaves as m 
the last. Capsule small oblong-cylindrie not contracted; j 
yellow; segments split, basal membrane elevate; cilia long suU 
appendiculate; pedicel short. Spores small. Branches not ju 
ceous. Tufts pale green or yellowish. Smaller than Pylai 
polyanthos. — Trees r. Amer, Can: Waghorne. U. S.: Aust 
com. Macoun. 
48. Raphidostegium Notaris. 
A. Capsule oblique or curved. Leaves entire below. 
I. Eu-Raphidostegium. Branches not or faintly compressed. 
Leaves plurifarious us. small and crowded. : 
IL. Pseudo-Plagiotheeium. Branches complanate. Leay 
subdistichous not densely crowded, sometimes large. i 
B. Capsule straight erect. Leaves denticulate all aroui 
III. Pseudo-Pylaisia. Branches not or faintly compr 
Leaves small not densely crowded. 
` L Eu-Raphidostegium. ? 
A. Leaves curved (incurved or subfaleate), distinctly de 
culate above, with ovate-oblong base and short acumen, crowd! 
Stem creeping; branches crowded faintly compressed. 
