— 172 — 
cells narrower, short-rectangular in many rows. Capsule oval 
oblong on elongate branches, with a not longer lid; pedicel 
3—4 times longer; teeth more distant, long subulate not eleft; 
calyptra short cucullate. Tufts blackish green when dry. Stem 
about 3 centim. long. — Submerged stones and logs r. Amer. 
U. S.: Leiberg, com. Mrs Britton. L4 
Fam. 20. Splachnacee. qs 
11. Splachnum L. a 
I. Umbracularia. Apophysis open umbraculiform very large. 
Leaves from round-oval base abruptly long-acuminate., | — 
If, Ampullaria. Apophysis inflated not open, very much r. 
broader than capsule; pedicel reddish. m 
HL Pseudo-Haplodon. Neck solid, not much broader or 
sometimes a little narrower than capsule; pedicel yellowish. | — 
I. Umbracularia C. Mueller. oid 
1.8.rubrum Montin. th 
Capsule brown; apophysis campanulate purplish red; pedicel | 
red. Leaves us. denticulate all around. — On dung in peat 
bogs in northern districts r. Eur. Sweden! Amer. Can.: Hay, 
com. Macoun. : 22 
2.8.Iuteum Montin. [as 
Capsule pale brown; apophysis yellow campanulate finally - 
plane; pedicel orange. Leaves often nearly entire, — North. — 
distr. r. Eur. Sweden! Amer. Alaska: Dawson, com. Macoun. 
»Can.:: Drummond»: Macoun. ; d 
3.8.melanocaulon (Wahlenberg as. var) Schwegrichen. ; 
Capsule and pedicel brownish; apophysis pale yellow soon 
becoming plane. — Very r. Eur. »Lapland»: Wahlenb. Amer: 
»Can.: Rocky mts»: Macoun and Mitten. ad 
IL Ampullaria C. Mueller. 
4.S.ampullaceum L, ds 
Capsule with piriform reddish yellow finally lilac apophysl$: — 
pedicel often very long. Leaves more or less narrow often — 
subulate-acuminate; the upper serrate shorter. Sometimes mon- 
oecious. — In humid pasturages less r. Eur. Sweden not rJ 
France: Du Noday. Amer. Can.: Macoun; Waghorne. U. 8 
Henderson, com. Cardot, ORA 
nevan oque. L. uid 
apsule with globose purplish finally blackish red a physis; | 
pedicel not much long. eae broad Fic suboval with broad 
Short obtuse acumen, r, denticulate; the lower broader. - 
