— 113 = 
Can. not r. and sometimes fruiting: Macoun; Moser; Drummond 
n. 178. Alaska: J. M. Macoun. 
* B.flavescens Bridel. — Hypnum Brid.; Kindb. Laubm. 
Sehwed. u. Norw.; Brachythecium Kindb. 
Leaves very broad and abruptly acuminate; costa often short 
and forked. Pseudo-monoecious, — Eur. r. Sweden in a 
grassy ditch near Linkceping, fruiting!; near Norrkceping: P. Olsson. 
*B.atifolium Lindberg. — Hypnum Ldb.; Brachythecium 
Philibert. 
Leaves smaller less crowded, nearly entire and not striate, 
more gradually acuminate. Capsules not seen. — Wet places 
in alp. regions r. Eur. Norway, Switzerl.! Finland: Brotherus. 
Amer. N. Foundl: Waghorne. 
22. B.platyeladum C. M. et Kindb. cat. Can. m. 
Differs from B. rutabulum: Leaves distinctly auricled with 
well-defined alar cells. Pedicel of capsule shorter. Branches 
compressed. Stones in woods r. Amer, Can.: Macoun; Moser; 
White. 
B. Leaves plicate and recurved. 
23.B.cavernosum Kindb. revue bryol. 1895. 
Differs from B. rutabulum: Leaves more concave, recurved on 
both sides to acumen; alar and lower basal cells small green 
not well-defined. Lid of capsule longer pointed or rostellate. 
— Amer. r. Can.: White, com. Macoun. 
24.B.spurio-rutabulum C. M. et Kindb. cat. Can. m. 
Differs from B. »utabulum: Leaves longer acuminate recur- 
ved to middle, loosely disposed and long-decurrent, very much 
patent when dry; alar cells gen. less defined. Pedicel of cap- 
Sule short. Stem pinnate creeping, — Logs r. Amer. Can.: 
; Macoun; Waghorne. 
B.columbico-rutabulum Kindb. cat. Canad. m. 
tem-leaves nearly entire; alar cells well-defined. Pedicel of 
Capsule longer. — Logs by water r. Amer. Can. Brit. Col.: 
. Macoun. 
: IV. Plumosaria Kindb. —— 
_ A. Pedicel of the capsule smooth below, faintly rough or 
. Sometimes nearly smooth above. Stems us. densely tufted and 
. CTeeping. | : 
A. Stem-leaves short broad subovate short-acuminate. 
25.B.plumosum Swartz. — Hypnum Sw.; Brachythecium Br. 
eur; Hypnum pseudo-plumosum Bridel; C. M. er. 
- Leaves gen. crowded, sometimes short-decurrent, nearly entire 
