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Inflorescence dioicous. 



Leaves with plane or slightly curved borders. 

 Antheridia in the axils of the perigonial leaves. 

 Upper leaves lance linear (1 : 8-50) seta 3-4 cm. W. sphagnicola, 219. 

 Upper leaves lanceolate (1 : 4-5) seta 1-2 cm. W. gracilis, 215. 



Antheridia in a terminal cluster . . . >V. Lescuriana, 221. 

 Xieaves with mostly revolute borders. 

 Costa vanishing below apex. 

 Leaves of sterile shoots ovate, obtuse; comal leaves 



broad pointed, margin entire . . W. Ludivigii, 214. 



Leaves narrow, linear lanceolate, sharp pointed, 

 plainly toothed near the apex. 

 Seta twisted to right, membrane of the inner peristome 

 3^ length of teeth, capsule oval, short necked. 

 Annulus re voluble, costa red . . \V. Coliimbica, 219. 



Annulus remaining attached to lid, costa green W. pulchella, 222. 

 Seta twisted to left, membrane y^ length of teeth, 



capsule pyriform, longer necked . W. commutata, 220. 

 ■Costa reaching the apex. 



Capsule oval, long necked, leaves serrate at apex TV. annotiiia, 219. 

 Capsule obovate, short-necked, leaves denticulate 



above W. pycnodecurrens, 211. 



B. Annulus none. 



Xieaves nearly entire, cilia very short . . W. Druiumondii, 219. 



Leaves nearly entire, cilia 3 ..... W. Bigelovii, 223. 



Leaves sharply serrate. 



Stem red, leaves glaucous-green .... VV. albicans, ^ 222. 



Stem and leaves green W. carnea, 221. 



[W, pulchella may be sought here.] 



A number of species have been described from sterile and immature 

 specimens, whence it is impossible to determine their place in the key. 

 They are W. longihracteata Broth., 268; W. microapiculata C. M. & 

 Kindb., 281; W. Tpolymorphoides Kindb., 266; W. microcaulon C. M. & 

 Kindb., 272; W. suheucullata CM. & Kindb., 273; W. microdenticu- 

 lata C. M. & Kindb., 276. The first two are sterile, the remaining four 

 are immature. The numbers attached refer to corresponding descriptions 

 in the Appendix. 



1 See Appendix, no. 280. 



