— 870 — 
nearly indistinct with gemmiform shoots. Synoecious. — Arctic 
district r. Eur, Lapland: Norrlin»: Lindberg. 
102.B.nitidulum Lindberg. n 
Leaves subovate subobtuse, narrowly limbate, recurved all 
around; costa sometimes short-excurrent. Capsule obovate pale 
. yellow. or. brown. Stem short; shoots subgemmiform with 
somewhat loosely disposed leaves. Synoecious or monoecious. 
— Northern, princ. arctic districts r. — Eur. Spetsbergen: 
Berggren. Norway: Kaurin. Amer. Greenl.; Vanhoeffen. 
B. Leaves short-acuminate; costa, at least in uppermost 
leaves, excurrent. Capsule not or indistinctly constricted below 
mouth.  . Th l Ì 
103.B.atropurpureum Wahlenberg. j 
Leaves. subovate gradually acuminate, reflexed below; upper 
shoot-leaves glomerate. Capsule blood-red suboval; teeth yello- 
wish or pale red; cilia appendiculate. Tufts small pale green 
0,5—1 c. m. high, often with gemmiform propagula... Dioe- 
cious. — Sandy earth and stone-walls. Eur. not uncommon. 
Sweden, Germany! Amer. r. Can.: Macoun. 
* B.californicum Sullivant. 
Leaves faintly. reflexed. Capsule red oblong.  »Cilia not 
appendiculate»: Lesq. et Jam. — Amer. r. U. S.: Bolender, 
com, Cardot. 
* B.arenarium Juratzka. 
»Leaves shorter, less reflexed; cells shorter. Capsule red- 
brown. — Sometiraes inundated places r. Eur. Austria: Juratzka»: 
Limpricht. 
104.B.Garovaglii Notaris. 
»Leaves. subovate short-acuminate, gen. not reflexed; costa 
scarcely excurrent.. Capsule chestnut-brown. broad-oval; teeth —— 
brown-yellow; cilia appendiculate. Tufts small dusky green, —- 
scarcely ] c. m. high. Synoecious. Habit of B. atropurpureum. —— 
— Alp. districts r. Eur. Italy: Garovaglio»: Limpricht. E 
* B.confertum Limpricht. 
»Leaves broader, those of shoots obtuse. Tufts very dense, zl 4 
pale green above, 2--2,5 c. m. high. Capsules unknown. — . 
Alp. rocks r. Eur. Austria: Breidler»: Limpricht. 
105.B.mieroglobum C. M. et Kindb. cat. Can. m. eg E 
Leaves ovate-oblong short-acuminate, reflexed below; uppet è 
cells short; costa short-excurrent. Upper shoot-leaves glomerate | 
ovate obtusate not reflexed. Capsule small pale red subobovate Oo 
subglobose; pedicel 3 c. m. long. Tufts green and dense, radi- — 
