— 173 — 
 Peat-bogs in northern alps r. Eur. Sweden, Norway! Scotl.: 
Rogers. Finl.: Lindberg. Amer. »Can.: Drummond»: C. M. »Sitka»: 
Lesq. et Jam. »Greenl.»: Berggren. 
III. Pseudo-Haplodon Kindb. 
6.8.sphericum L. fil. — »S. pedundulatum Hudson»: Lindb. 
Capsule with reddish yellow finally blackish (globose, ovoid 
or piriform) neck; pedicel often very long, sometimes very short. 
Leaves subulate-acuminate gen. oblong sometimes denticulate; 
the lower very much smaller. — Princ. in northern alps. Eur. 
Norway not r.! Austria: Venturi Amer. Can.: Drummond; 
Macoun. 
78. Haplodon (R. Brown, Lindb. as subg.) Kindb. n. genus. 
1.H.Wormskioldii Hornemann. - Splachnum Horn. 
Leaves entire from subovate base abruptly acuminate. Cap- 
sule small reddish finally blackish, shorter than the small 
suboval neck and scarcely narrower or sometimes broader when 
dry; pedicel pale yellow setaceous 1—3 c. m. long. Tufts 
high dense. — Northern princ. arctic districts (us. on dead 
lemmings) r. Eur. Norway! Spetsbergen: Berggren. Amer. Can.: 
Waghorne. Alaska: J. M. Macoun. Greenl.: Breutel; Berggren. 
79. Tetraplodon Bruch et Schimper. 
A. Leaves long narrow gradually subulate-acuminate us. 
dentate or denticulate. Pedicel thin not much emerging above 
the tufts. 
 LTangustatus L. fil. — Splachnum:L. fil; Tetraplodon B. 8. 
Capsule greenish finally pale brown or yellow, much shorter 
neck; pedicel pale setaceous. Leaves gen. denticulate 
àbove; costa long-excurrent. Tufts dense often high. — Dung 
 ?nd rotten animals princ. in alps, r: Eur. Norway! Sweden: 
M. Huss. Austria: Husnot M. G. Amer. Can.: Macoun; Wag- 
e. 
2.T.australis Sullivant et Lesquereux; Sull. ie. m. | 
Capsule finally brown scarcely shorter, in dry state broader, 
: neck; pedicel brownish capillary. Leaves very narrow 
. Sometimes fimbriate, r. nearly entire; costa gen. percurrent, in 
Uppermost leaves often excurrent. Tufts low less dense. — 
- x. U. S: Austin, com. Mrs Britton. »Can.»: Lesq. et Jam. 
B. Leaves broad entire abruptly narrowed.  Pedicel subfili- 
Tom somewhat thick and exserted above the very compact tufts. 
 9.Tmmioides L. fil. — Splachnum L. fil; Tetraplodon B. 8. 
.. Capsule green-yellow or pale red finally red; neck red-rufous 
 Muçh longer; pedicel reddish often long. Leaves suboblong; 
