— 867 — 
bb. Capsule short thick gen. not distinctly constricted. 
87.B.synoico-cespiticium C. M. et Kindb. cat. Can. m. 
Capsule large oval or obovate pendent; neck short; lid low 
mamillate; cilia appendiculate; pedicel geniculate below middle, 
arcuate at apex, 5—8 c. m. long. Leaves ovate- or ovate- 
oblong reflexed; costa long-excurrent, often denticulate above. 
Tufts about 1 c. m. high, radiculose only at base. — Gravel 
in alps r. Amer. Can. Brit. Col.: Macoun. 
88.B.lonchocaulon C. Mueller. 
»Leaves small reflexed all around, ovate-lanceolate subdecur- 
rent; cells pellucid. Capsule small oval; cilia appendiculate, 
pedicel about 3 c. m. long. Stems subjulaceous elongate ra- 
diculose, Resembles somewhat B. bimum but more slender. 
-— Amer. r. U: S. Colorado»: C. M. in Flora 1875. 
89.B.dovrense Schimper. 
»Leaves ovate suddenly short-acuminate indistinctly limbate 
faintly reflexed. Capsule oval-ovate yellowish; neck short; seg- 
ments hyaline adhering to the yellowish teeth; cilia rudimen- 
tary; spores scarcely 0,02 m. m. Stem about 2 c. m., pedicel 
1 c. m. long. Tufts tomentose green above. — Wet turfy 
soil in alps r. Hur. Norway near Kongswold in Dovrefjeld: 
Lorentz»: Schimper syn. 
90.B.ezspiticiiforme Notaris. , ; 
»Leaves subovate reflexed in lower half, limbate in upper 
part. Capsule subpiriform small-mouthed; neck not long; lid 
low mamillate; teeth brown-yellow; cilia not appendiculate; pe- 
dicel 1 c. m. long, stem not longer. Tufts tomentose yello- 
wish green. Monoecious. — In higher alp. region r. Eur. Swit- 
zerl: Carestia»: Limpricht. 
8. Gemmiformia. i 
A. Leaves not distinctly reflexed at borders, gen. not lim- 
bate. 
91.B.subrotundum Bridel. 
Leaves ovate-oblong short-acuminate acute gen. small; costa 
short-excurrent. Capsule pale brown oval or subglobose, with 
thick or indistinct neck; teeth yellow; segments long, gaping 
or fenestrate; cilia short r. appendiculate; lid small mamillate. 
Spores nearly 0,02 m. m. Us. monoecious. — Stony ground 
in alps and arctic districts r. Eur. Norway; R. Hartman. 
Amer. Greenl.: Vanhoeffen. Can.: Macoun. 
*B.turfaceum Kindb. in Botan. notiser 1896. 
Leaves larger, sometimes narrowly limbate; costa gen. sub- 
