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Leaves ovate-oblong abruptly narrowed; cells sublinear exc. 
the alar. Stem-leaves nearly entire. Capsule oval-oblong or 
areuate; lid rostrate; pedicel faintly rough. Stem pinnate; bran- 
ches not julaceous. Tufts green. — On earth among grass, r. 
on rocks. — Eur. common. Sweden! Amer. r. Can.: Moser; 
Waghorne. U. S.: Austin, com. Macoun. 
14.B.Ryani Kaurin. 
Differs from the last: Leaves nearly gradually acuminate, 
those of branches broadly ovate-lanceolate. Lid of capsule not 
rostrate, — On earth r. Eur. Norway: Ryan, com. Kaurin. 
15.B. Yaucheri Schimper. — Eurhynchium Sch; Brachythecium 
Kindb.; Hypnum C. M. 
Leaves from broadly ovate-oblong base gradually or abruptly 
narrowed, denticulate all around; cells lanceolate exc. the alar. 
Branch-leaves sometimes ovate-lanceolate. Capsule subovate or 
oblong; lid rostellate or short-apieulate. Stem not pinnate; 
branches us. julaceous. — Rocks gen. r, Eur. Switzerl.! Sweden: 
P. Olsson (fruit.). Germany: Schimper. Amer. r. »Can.: Macoun»: 
Lesq. et Jam. 
16.Bfagineum (H. Mueller as var.) Kindb. in check-list. — 
Eurhynchium Vaucheri var. fagineum H. Muell.; »E. germanum 
Grebe»: Limpricht. 
Leaves ovate-lanceolate gen. gradually acuminate and nearly 
entire somewhat small, not appressed when dry; cells as in 
the last. »Capsule curved; lid rostrate; pedicel smooth»: Lim- 
prieht. — Trees r. Eur. Switzerl. France: Husnot. 
B. Leaves abruptly narrowed to a short narrowly subulate 
. Often twisted point, short-decurrent. j 
17.B.crassinerve Taylor. — Hypnum Tayl; Brachythecium 
Kindb,; Eurhynchium Br. eur. 
Leaves broad-ovate or ovate-oblong denticulate princ. above; 
upper cells lanceolate, lower oblong-oval very numerous, alar 
nearly similar often green; costa us. thicker at base, reaching 
to "|, or shorter, sometimes forked.  Perichetial leaves costate 
long-subulate. Capsule oval-oblong; lid rostrate; cilia not appen- 
dicalate. Tufts us. green sometimes silky glossy. Stem irre- 
gularly divided; branches long often thick and julaceous. Habit 
of B, rutabulum or B. populeum. — Shady or humid gen. cal- 
careous rocks. Eur. not r. Sweden, Germany, Switzerl., Italy! 
.18.B.colpophyllum Sullivant. — Eurhynchium Sull. ic. m; 
 Brachythecium Kindb. 
Differs from the last: Leaves more faintly denticulate; alar 
