VERMONT MOSSES. 19 



B. pallens Swtz. Willoiigliby Cliffs and Williamstown Gulf, F. 



B. pallescens Schleich. Cliffs of Mt. Mansfield, P. 



B. proliferum (L. ) Sibtli. {Bryum roseum ^chveb.) On decaying wood 

 and rich earth in moist shady places ; common. 



LErXOBRYUM Wils. 



L. pyriform (L.) Wils. Mt. Mansfield, P.; Williamstown Gulf, F.; 

 Brattleboro, Fr. 



POHLIA Hedw. 



I. — Upper leaves suddenly elongated ; neck of capsule equaling sporangium ; cilia none or 

 rudimentary. elongata. 



Upper leaves broader ; neck of capsule shorter than sporangium ; cilia well devel- 

 oped. 2. 



2. — Annulus lacking ; dioicous. albicans. 



Annulus present. 3. 



3.— Tufts 2-4 cm. high ; basal membrane of endostome }^-J^ height of teeth ; paroicous. 



nutans. 

 Tufts 1-2 cm. high ; basal membrane J{ height of teeth ; polyoicous. cruda. 



P. albicans (Wahlenb. ) Lindb. {Wchera albicans ^ch.) In border of 

 pool, Milton Falls, G.; Springy places, Brattleboro, Fr.; Jay 

 Peak, F. 



P. cruda (L.) Lindb. {Wehera cruda ^ch..) Mt. Hor, i^.; Brattleboro, 

 Fr. 



P. elongata Hedw. ( Webera elongata Schwaegr. ) Mt. Mansfield, P. and 

 G.; Jay Peak, F. 



P. nutans (Schreb.) Lindb. {Wehera nutans liieA^w .) Moist rocky banks 

 and crevices of rocks in mountains. Johnson, G.; Mt. Mansfield 

 and Charlotte, P.; Jay Peak and Willoughby Lake region, F.; 

 Brattleboro, Fr. 



Family XV. Barteamiaceae. 



BARTRAMIA Hedw. 

 I<eaves smooth. Oederi. 



Leaves papillose. * pomiformis. 



B. Oederi (Gunn.) Swtz. {B. Oederiana Swtz.) Wet shady banks in 

 cold or mountainous regions. Manchester, G.; Hinesburgh and 

 Cliffs of Mt. Mansfield, P.; Mt. Hor, F; Woodstock, Miss C. G. 

 Soule. 



