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however, were collected by Macoun on Salt 

 Spring Island, in the Gulf of Georgia, and 

 not on Vancouver Island itself. These speci- 

 mens differ from the true A. tenella of eastern 

 North America; they are referred by Under- 

 wood to A. gracilis, but according to Stephani 

 they represent the type of a new species, which 

 he names Fimhriaria Macounii. 



4. Conocephalum conicum (L.) Dumort. 

 Comox (Macoun). Port Renfrew (Miss 

 Gibbs). M. 4. 



5. Marchautia polymorpha L. Goldstream 

 and Cedar Hill, near Victoria (Macoun). 

 Broughton Strait (Trelease). Port Renfrew 

 (Miss Gibbs). P. 27, M. 5. 



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6. Riccardia latijrons (Lindb.) Parson's 

 Mountain, Sea's Farm and Cedar Hill, near 

 Victoria; Comox; Nanaimo (Macoun). Port 

 Renfrew (Miss Gibbs, Skinner). P. 26, M. 7. 



7. Riccardia multifida (L). S. F. Gray. 

 Goldstream, near Victoria; Comox (Macoun). 

 Port Renfrew (Miss Gibbs, Miss Hone). P. 26, 



