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late, reflexed all around ; upper areolatlon very narrow, subli- 

 near, basal cells reddish ; costa red. Capsule sub-cylindric ; 

 pedicel arcuate above ; teeth paler; spores small, scarcely 0.02 mm. 

 Synoecious. 



On damp earth at the railway bridge over the Kananaskis, 

 Rocky Mountains. Collected June 20, 1885, by John Macoun. 



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BryUxM VancOUVERIENSE, Kindberg. n. sp. 



Differs from B. ccsspiticium in the leaves being longer acumi- 

 nate, at base bright red, and reflexed only below the middle ; 

 cells small, upper very narrow, costa very thick, excurrent in 

 most of the leaves ; capsule not pendent and not constricted be- 

 low the mouth; lid deplanate ; spores larger, about 0.015 mm. ;■ 

 stem indistinct with gemmiform innovations ; pedicel very long, 

 4-5 cm. 



On wet slopes of Mount Finlayson at Coldstream, Vancou- 

 ver Island. Collected June 28, 1887, by John Macoun. 



BryUM HYDROPIIYLLUM, Kindberg. n. sp. 



Closely allied to B. pseiido-triquetruvi, but the leaves are nar- 

 rower, ovate-lanceolate, reflexed at base or not at all ; costa yel- 

 low ; lufts loose, radiculose only below. Flowers and capsules 

 not found. 



Wet, springy places near the sea at Nanaimo, Vancouver 



Island. Collected June 4, 1887, by John Macoun. 



Bryum MEESIOIDES, Kindberg. n. sp. 



Dioecious, densely ca^spitose. Stem 1-2 c. m. high, reddish. 

 Leaves yellowish, browm-margined, not decurrent, ovate oblong 

 or short lanceolate, short acuminate, faintly denticulate at apex, 

 slightly reflexed on the borders at the base, cells rhomboidal- 

 oblong ; costa red, scarcely excurrent, abbreviated in the lower 

 leaves ; male flowers discoid ; pcrigonal leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 narrower areolate, denticulate from the middle ; pcrichetial leaves 

 narrow, more acuminate. Capsule narrowly pyriform, defluent 

 to a longer collum, immature arcuate, pale, wide-mouthed, con- 

 stricted below the mouth ; lid convex, pale-yellow, mamillate, 

 teeth pale yellow, connivent ; annulus double; ciha perfect, long 

 and appendiculate ; basilar membrane very low or indistinct ; 

 pedicel 2-3 cm. long; spores very small, about O.oi mm. 



Differs from B. turbinattun in the leaves being narrower, 

 brown margined and not decurrent; cells smaller; perigonial 

 leaves denticulate; capsufe arcuate and long- necked ; spores 

 smaller. Abundant in wet places at Nanaimo, Vancouver Island. 

 Collected April 26, 1887, by John Macoun. 



