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  Williams: 
  Calymper.\ceae 
  of 
  North 
  America 
  

  

  or 
  less 
  ovate 
  base 
  one 
  third 
  to 
  one 
  fourth 
  the 
  entire 
  length 
  of 
  leaf 
  

   extending 
  into 
  an 
  oblong-linear 
  blade 
  with 
  broadly 
  aciite 
  apex, 
  or 
  

   those 
  bearing 
  propagulae 
  usually 
  abruptly 
  narrowed 
  to 
  a 
  rough, 
  

   stout 
  point 
  of 
  variable 
  length; 
  leaf-margins 
  incurved, 
  doubly 
  and 
  

   irregularly 
  serrate 
  above, 
  with 
  thickened 
  margin, 
  below 
  minutely 
  

   serrulate; 
  costa 
  stout, 
  often 
  ver>^ 
  rough 
  on 
  inner 
  face 
  above, 
  and 
  

   on 
  back 
  from 
  apex 
  to 
  near 
  the 
  cancellinae, 
  in 
  cross-section 
  showing 
  

   about 
  seven 
  guide-cells 
  with 
  large 
  stereid 
  bands 
  above 
  and 
  below 
  

   and 
  outer 
  cells 
  differentiated 
  on 
  both 
  surfaces; 
  cells 
  throughout 
  

   upper 
  leaf 
  mamillose 
  and 
  papillose, 
  roundish, 
  mostly 
  4-5 
  /x 
  in 
  

   diameter; 
  teniolae 
  distinct 
  to 
  the 
  insertion 
  of 
  leaf, 
  eight 
  to 
  twelve 
  

   cells 
  in 
  from 
  marign 
  in 
  broadest 
  part 
  of 
  leaf, 
  extending 
  about 
  one 
  

   half 
  up 
  leaf 
  and 
  disappearing 
  in 
  the 
  thickened 
  border; 
  cancellinae 
  

   extending 
  one 
  third 
  to 
  one 
  fourth 
  up 
  leaf, 
  mostly 
  terminating 
  

   above 
  in 
  acute 
  angles 
  and 
  composed 
  of 
  square 
  to 
  short 
  rectangular 
  

   cells; 
  perichaetial 
  leaves 
  few, 
  only 
  about 
  one 
  half 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  upper 
  

   stem-leaves, 
  enclosing 
  numerous, 
  very 
  long 
  paraphyses; 
  seta 
  

   dark 
  red, 
  erect, 
  5 
  mm. 
  long; 
  capsule 
  cylindric, 
  about 
  2 
  mm. 
  long; 
  

   calyptra 
  scabrous 
  above; 
  spores 
  rough, 
  about 
  18// 
  in 
  diameter. 
  

   [Fig. 
  5.] 
  . 
  

  

  Type 
  locality: 
  Caloosa, 
  Florida, 
  

  

  Distribution: 
  Florida 
  (sterile), 
  Cuba, 
  Jamaica 
  (fertile), 
  

  

  Porto 
  Rico 
  and 
  northern 
  South 
  America 
  (Mt. 
  Guayrapurina, 
  

   Sprticey 
  in 
  Mitten 
  Herbarium, 
  fertile). 
  

  

  6. 
  Calymperes 
  nicaraguense 
  Ren. 
  & 
  Card, 
  Bull. 
  Soc. 
  Bot. 
  

  

  Belg. 
  332.. 
  117^ 
  1894 
  

  

  Calymperes 
  Carionis 
  C. 
  Mull. 
  Bull. 
  Herb. 
  Boiss. 
  5; 
  189. 
  1897. 
  

  

  In 
  broad, 
  dusky 
  green 
  cushions 
  with 
  stems 
  1.5-2.5 
  cm. 
  high, 
  

   bearing 
  crowded 
  leaves 
  up 
  to 
  4.5 
  mm, 
  long, 
  crispate 
  wlien 
  dry; 
  

   stem-leaves 
  from 
  a 
  broadly 
  obovate 
  or 
  obcuneate 
  base 
  with 
  mar- 
  

   gins 
  mostly 
  serrulate, 
  abruptly 
  narrowed 
  to 
  a 
  nearly 
  linear 
  point 
  

   two 
  or 
  three 
  times 
  as 
  long, 
  wnth 
  thickened, 
  slightly 
  serrulate 
  

   border 
  and 
  serrulate, 
  blunt 
  apex; 
  upper 
  surface 
  of 
  leaf 
  highly 
  

   mamillose, 
  under 
  surface 
  nearly 
  smooth 
  or 
  somewhat 
  papillose; 
  

   costa 
  not 
  quite 
  percurrent, 
  often 
  rough 
  on 
  both 
  sides 
  in 
  upper 
  

   half, 
  mostly 
  smooth 
  below; 
  leaf 
  in 
  cross-section 
  near 
  middle 
  

   showing 
  a 
  semiterete 
  costa 
  with 
  eight 
  or 
  ten 
  guide-cells, 
  stereid 
  

   bands 
  above 
  and 
  below, 
  with 
  outer 
  cells 
  differentiated 
  and 
  a 
  leaf- 
  

   border 
  of 
  a 
  nearly 
  cylindric 
  band 
  of 
  rather 
  small, 
  not 
  stereid 
  cells; 
  

   cells 
  throughout 
  upper 
  part 
  of 
  leaf 
  rather 
  distinct, 
  somewhat 
  

   angular 
  or 
  roundish, 
  the 
  median 
  about 
  6/i 
  in 
  diameter; 
  teniolae 
  

   mostly 
  quite 
  distinct, 
  eight 
  or 
  ten 
  cells 
  in 
  from 
  margin, 
  extending 
  

  

  