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hardly striate capsule, its more papillose, longer and brighter purple 

 peristome, its shorter leaves with a thinner subula, and its -upper cells 

 smaller and less distinct. 



Cynodontium polycarpum alaskanum var. nov. 



A forma typica differt foliis apice tantum denticulatis, margiriibus 

 minus late et minus longe revolutis, reteque levi vel sublevi, cellulis 

 superioribus paulo majoribus et distinctioribus (20 X 13^, loco 14 X 

 n) ; a var. laxirete Dix. foliis angustioribus et rete basilari densiore 

 distinctum ; ab Oncophoro suecico Arn. et Jens, differt foliis inferne 

 revolutis cellulisque alaribus indistinctis vel parum distinctis. 



From Juneau (Trelease, 2176) ; Cape Fox (Trelease, 2374) ; Indian 

 Camp, Yakutat Bay (Brewer and Coe, 645). 



The type has been indicated for Alaska by Kellogg and by Les- 

 quereux and James (Manual, p. 58). 



Cynodontium virens Sch. Br. eur. Coroll., p. 12. 



From Haenke Island (Coville and Kearney, mo). A doubtful 

 specimen from St. Matthew Island (Trelease, 2155). 



Cynodontium virens serratum Sch., loc. cit. 



From Haenke Island (Coville and Kearney, mi); Egg Island 

 (Coville and Kearney, 1016, 1017); Port Wells (Trelease, 2290; 

 Brewer and Coe, 654) ; St. Matthew Island (Trelease, 1891). 



Cynodontium wahlenbergii Hartm. Flor. scand., ed. 10, p. 113. 



From Cape Vancouver (J. M. Macoun) ; Port Wells (Trelease, 

 1830, 2288 in part, 2289) ; Port Clarence (Brewer and Coe, 669) ; 

 Hall Island (Trelease, 1882, 1898, 1899, 2130, 2132) ; St. Lawrence 

 Island (Trelease, 1895, 1896, 1897, 2124) ; St. Matthew Island (Tre- 

 lease, 1892, 1906, 2156, 2157, 2162). 



Number 2130 is a small form with short leaves, forma brevifolia. 



Dichodontium pellucidum Sch. Br. eur. Coroll., p. 12. 



From Hidden Glacier Inlet in Yakutat Bay (Trelease, 1816, 2154 

 in part) ; Disenchantment Bay (Brewer and Coe, 639 in part) ; Muir 

 Glacier (Trelease, 1752 in part) ; Port Wells (Trelease, 1831) ; Una- 

 laska Island (J. M. Macoun). 



Dichodontium pellucidum fagimontanum Sch., loc. cit. 



From Juneau (Trelease, 2171); Muir Glacier (Trelease, 1909 in 

 part). 



Numbers 1816, 2154 in part and 1831 are forms passing to var. 

 fagimontamim. 



