1910] The Ottawa Naturalist. 183 



on the borders, appressed when dry; nearly all cells quadrate; 

 costa percurrent. Tufts compact, decolorate with green branch- 

 tips, about 3 cm. high, in the lower part filled by earth. Cap- 

 sules and flowers not seen. 



On earth by Lake Agnes above Lake Louise, eastern slope 

 of Rockv Mountains, altitude 7,500 feet, September 14th, 1004 

 No. 34. ' 



54. Philonotis microcarpa. 



Allied to Philonotis marchica, agreeing in the leaves being 

 uniform, small and serrate, also in the stem being high and not 

 thick; differs in the leaves being sometimes reflexed at the 

 borders, the inner perichetial long, reaching far above the 

 vaginula, broad and acute with a not percurrent costa; capsule 

 very small. 



The tufts are tomentose, about 6 cm. high; lid of capsule 

 conic; pedicel capillary, 2, 2.5 cm. long. Male plants not seen. 



In other allied species {Ph. Macounii et al) tufts are very 

 much lower, the stems thinner and subcapillary . 



Bogs along Pipestone Creek, eastern slope of Rockv 

 Mountians, altitude 6,000 feet, July 8th, 1904. No. 75. 



55. Philonotis fontana (L.) Brid., var. microthamnia, 



KiNDB. New variety. 



Tufts dense, nearly wholly tomentose. Shoots of male 

 plants very slender, 1-1.5 cm. long; barren branches shorter; 

 stem capillary. Leaves small recurved acuminate acute, spread- 

 ing or falcate with double mamillse; the upper longish with 

 long-excurrent costa; the lower shorter with shorter costa. All 

 perigonial leaves obtuse; costa faint or obsolete. 



Collected in a peat bog along Hunker Creek, Yukon, Julv, 

 1902. No. 152. 



56. Funaria microstoma Bryol. eur. 

 Vancouver Island, 1908. New to Canada. 



57. Physcomitrium microcarpum. 



Leaves entire, limbate by one yellow cell-row, ovate-oblong 

 short-acuminate, not recurved; the upper with short-excurrent 

 costa. Capsule small ; lid convex; spores rough; pedicel pale, 

 finally pale-reddish. 

 Brit. Columbia. A. Brinkman, 1908. New to Canada. 



58. Mnium Seligeri, Juratzka & Milde. 



On rocks near Fort Albanv, west coast of James Bay, 

 Hudson Bay, Augvxst 9th, 1904.' Coll. Mr. W. Spreadborough. 



