country hctwer^n the Rocky Mountains and the mouth of 

 the Columbia and other plarres on the north-west coast of 

 America. It doe*? not, however, appear to extend to tlie east 

 of tliat cFiain. Bf:autiful Hp<;cimens will be published ia 

 Mr. I>rummond's forthcoming volume of American Mosses. 



Fig. 1. Plants {nat, iize). Tig. 2. I>;af. Fig. 3. Terminal leaf. 

 /'«>. \. Portion of the same. Fig. f>. Extremity of a fertile 

 branch. /VV>. 6. Calyptra. /%. 7. Capsule before the af>er- 

 culum has separated from it /%. 8. Mature cap^^ule after the 

 dispersion of the seed. Fig. 0. J'ortion of the \^T\AfAi\H. Fig. 10. 

 Teeth of the same. /%. U. Seeds:— wore or /«« magnified. 



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