ICONES MUSCORUM. 



SPHAGNUM AUSTINI, SidUv. 



Tab. 1. 



Plants robustae, speciosae, molles, superne pallidc virides, 

 inferne fusco-ochracese. 



Caulis semipedalis et ultra, simplex vel bipartitus, conferto- 

 ramulosus ; strato corticali spongioso quadruplici e cellulis porosis 

 et fibrosis exstructo, ligiieo den so rubiginoso. 



Folia caulina oblongo-spatliulata, superne valde fimbriata ; cel- 

 lulae hyalinae, superiores inanes, inferiores fibris et sporis instruc- 

 tae. Ramuli strato cellulose simplici fibroso et poroso induti, 

 tumido-foliosi, ternato-fasciculati, duobus arcuato-decurvis vel 

 horizontalibus, uno pendente : folia ramulorum media ovalia, 

 marginibus inflexis superne fimbriata, apice cucullato et intensius 

 colorato squarroso-scabra, cellulis hyalinis porosis et spiraliter 

 fibrosis intus ad latera fibris rudimentariis obsitis, ita ut rete 

 clilorophyllosum dense et brevissime hispidulum appareat ; cel- 

 lulis intermediis chlorophyllosis trigonis ad folii faciem concavam 

 emersis : folia perichsetialia late oblonga, breviter obtusa, acumi- 

 nata, fimbriata, cellulis spiriferis et poris pertusis, illis in folii 

 medio versus basin inanibus. 



Flobes monoici ; masculi in ramulorum apice subinflati 

 amentacei rariores. 



Sphagnum Austini, Sulliv. in Austin, Musci Appalachiani, No. 2. 



Hab. Swamps near Farrago and Manchester, Ocean County, 

 New Jersey, Austin. 



This fine species is related by its general facies to *S'. Portori- 

 eense and aS'. cymbifolium ; it is recognized, however, at first sight 

 by its pale-green color, its more slender open branches, and its 

 narrower leaves. 



