NO. 4 MEXICAN MOSSES — -THERIOT 25 



TORTULA OBTUSISSIMA (C. M.) Mitt. var. CONNECTENS (Card.) Then, 



comb. nov. 



Tortilla co]utcctciis Card. Rev. Bryol. 36: 87. 1909. 



Puebla: Fort Guadalupe (4621). Morelia: Cerro Azul (4531). 

 Distr. Federal: Mixcoac (9485). 



The characters indicated to separate T. comiectens from T. obtii- 

 sissima do not appear constant, and I combine the two species. 



GRIMMIACEAE (continued) 



GRIMMIA INVOLUCRATA Card. Rev. Bryol. 36: 105. 1909 



Valle de Mexico (Bro. Amahle) : Tlalpam, c. fr. (1448) ; Zaca- 

 tenco, ster. (1352). 



GRIMMIA PRAETERMISSA Card. Rev. Bryol. 36: 105. 1909 



Valle de ]\Iexico (Bro. Ainahlc) : Rio Frio, on rocks (1401 p. p., 

 1681). 



The capsule is sometimes pale and scarcely exserted, sometimes 

 brown, longer-pedicellate, and well exserted. 



GRIMMIA CALIFORNICA SuU. in U. S. Rep. Expl. Miss. Pacif. 4: 187, pi. 4. 



1856 



Valle de Mexico (Bro. Aiiiable) : Rio Frio, intimately mixed with 

 the preceding species (1401 p. p.) ; Llano Grande, alt. 3,700 meters 

 (1724, 1734). 



GRIMMIA PULLA Card. Rev. Bryol. 36: 106. 1909 



Valle de Mexico: Contreras, on rocks [Bro. Aiiiable). 



The plants are fruited, but the over-ripe capsules have lost their 

 peristomes. Sporophyte pseudo-lateral, because of the 1-3 rather 

 elongated innovations borne under the male flower; pedicel 2-2.5 ^'i'"^^- 

 long, suberect when dry, arcuate when moist ; capsule oblong, strongly 

 furrowed. 



SPLACHNACEAE 



TAYLORIA (Eutayloria) TORTELLOIDES Ther., sp. nov. 



Hidalgo: El Chico, 2,600 meters (Bro. Aiiiable 1587 p. p.). Grow- 

 ing as isolated stems among other mosses, especially with Bryitm 

 Ehrenbergianuin. 



