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92.B.elata Durieu et Montagne. 
Leaves entire nearly gradually subulate not large, faintly 
crisped; basal cells pellucid gen. rectangular. Perichetial leaves 
with narrower often sublinear channelled acumen; costa sub- 
excurrent or in the shorter uppermost leaves wanting. Capsule 
reddish subcylindric; teeth contorted. Tufts brown-green often 
high. — Amer, r.. Pacif. distr. U. S.: Roell; Henderson, com. 
Cardot.. ity í 
bb. Leaf-base subovate or ovate-oblong; costa often ex- 
current. . ; 
93.B.vinealis Bridel. 
Leaves with oblong base and not longer in upper part su- 
bulate-filiform acumen, reflexed below middle, nearly straight 
when moist; inner basal cells short-rectangular; costa nearly 
filling. the upper part of acumen, in the more abruptly atte- 
nuate perichetial longer excurrent. Capsule short oblong-cylin- 
dric; teeth short pale once contorted. Tufts lower than in. B, 
cylindrica, us. brown or brown-red. Not r. fruiting. — Rocks 
and, stonewalls. Eur. not r. in warmer distr. Switzerl! France: 
Husnot m. Gall. Italy: Venturi; Roell. Amer. r.,Can.: Ma- 
coun. 
94.B.flexifolia Hampe. . : | 
»Differs from B. vinealis in leaves crisped when dry, faleate 
when moistened, borders revolute; capsule narrower subcylin- 
dric dark red or brown; teeth much twisted reddish then whi- 
. tish or variable in color. — On the ground r. Amer. U. 8. 
Calif.»; Lesq. et Jam. 
95.B.eireinnatula C. M. et Kindb. l. c. 
Leaves from ovate or ovate-oblong base somewhat abruptly 
narrowed to the subulate much longer acumen, reflexed below, 
eurved when moist, circinnate when dry; basal cells gen. short 
dusky; costa well-distinct but ‘not excurrent also in the nearly 
similar. perichetial leaves. Capsule suboylindric; teeth pale 
much- contorted; annulus simple by one row of large cells. 
Tufts greenish somewhat high, or red-brown below. — Wet 
earth and rocks r. Amer. Can. Pacif. distr.: Macoun. 
96.B.subeylindrica Brotherus. 
- Leaves from subovate base abruptly natrowed to the longer 
and subobtuse acumen, faleate when moist; lower basal cells 
rectangular hyaline. Tufts. dark brown. Capsules unknown. 
Otherwise: as. the. dabto- Amenta Ui B. Pacif. distr.: Roell, 
com. Brotherus. 
