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Brachytheciuin cyrtopliylluni was collected by me at the base 

 of some willow trees in the creek bottom of Rout "river," run- 

 ning through the village of Lanesboro, Filmore Co., Minn., in 

 August, 1S94. — /. M. Hoiziugcr, \\'i)io)ia, Minn. 



MOSSES FOR DISTRIBUTION. 



Mrs. Britton reports that she iias still a large number of speci- 

 mens of the Sword Moss {llryozip/iiinn XorvegiciDii), described 

 in the Plant W'oild iox October, 1S97, which she will be glad to 

 distribute to all the readers of the Bkvoi.o<;ist who will send her 

 aself-addressed and stamped envelvope to New Dorp, Richmond 

 Co., N. Y. City, N. Y. On tlie same terms Miss Harriet Wheelerof 

 Chatham. N. Y., will send specimens of Pogonatum urnigerum. 



Specimens of Catharinea undulata, C. angustata, Georgia 

 pellucida, and Webera sessilis will be sent to anyone sending ten 

 cents to the editor of the Bryoi.oi;ist. The rarer mosses of the 

 last two offerings are all exhausted, but Polytrichum commune, 

 P. juniperinum, P. pilifcrum, Pogonatum tenue, and P. alpinum 

 will be kept on hand and will be sent at any time for ten cents. 



NEW AMERICAN MOSSES. 



From " Fontinales Nouvelle,' by J. Cardot. 



F. M.\cMii.L.\N'i Card. This is a relative of F. Lescurii, from 

 which it is distinguished by its more folded and slighly concave 

 leaves, which are narrower and more longly acuminate with nar- 

 rower and mcjre elongated median cells, and alar-cells less differ- 

 entiated. Northern Minnesota, near the international bound- 

 ary. Prof. Conway MacMillan. 



F. nKLix'.vRi.iiA Macoi Nil Card. Differs from the typical 

 form in the softer leaves and in the pericha.'tial leaves, which are 

 round-obtuse, not apiculate. It is distinguished from F. Dela- 

 marei R. & C. by its more slender habit and much smaller, nar- 

 rowly lanceolate leaves, which are about 2.25 X 0.5mm. Lake 

 Athabasca, Macoun. 



From N. Am. species of Amblystegium by L. S. Cheney, 

 Bot. Gaz., 24: 236-291. 1S97. 



A. Rii'ARiuM i.ONGii-oi.iUiM (Schultz) Sch. & Buys. Large 

 yellowish green to bright yellow or bronze: stems moderately 

 elongate, 3-8cm. long: leaves large, 0.6-0.7 by 0-32-0. 42mm., slen- 

 derly acuminate. Yancouver and ^Vashington. 



From Erythea, 5: 91. 1S97. 



Hedwii-.ia Ai.nicANs (Wed.) Lin(ll>., (//. c/7/rt/'(^ Ehrh ) var. 

 (letonsa M. A. Howe. Perichietial leaves entire or slightly den- 



