THE 
MONTHLY MICROSCOPICAL JOURNAL. 
OCTOBER 1, 1872. 
I. — On Bog Mosses. By R. Braithwaite, M.D., F.L.S. 
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4. Sph. neglectum Angstrom. 
Ofver. Yet. Ak. Fdrhandl. XXXI, p. 201 (1864). 
Plate XXX. 
Syn. — Lindberg in Journ. Lin. Soc. XI, p. 468 (1870). Hartman, Skand. FI. 
10th edit. v. II (1871). S. subsecundum C. Mull. Synop. v. II, p. 539; the Ameri- 
can specimens from Sullivant. S. contortum Sulliv. Mosses tJn. St. p. 11, No. 3 
(1856). S. curvifoliurn Wilson MS. — Huut, Mem. Lit. and Phil. Soc., Manchester, 
Ser. 3, v. Ill, p. 233 (1S67). 
Dioicous. — 4-6 in. high, pale yellowish brown, the apex 
yellow-green. Stem solid, simple or forked, the bark pale, of 2-3 
layers of cells. Branch fascicles more or less crowded, of 3-4 
branches, of which 1-2 are divergent, the others pendent, but not 
appressed to stems, not much elongated, nor acute. Cauline leaves 
small , ovate, cucullate at apex, at last minutely fimbriate, patent 
or reflexed, the basal hyaline cells utricular, the middle and lateral 
very narrow, the apical rhomboid, with scarce any fibres or pores. 
Bamuline leaves laxly incumbent, subsecund, recurved at point, 
especiahy on the lower part of the divergent branches, ovate, shortly 
and bluntly acuminate, the point with 3-5 teeth, margin incurved 
in the upper rather broadly bordered; hyaline cells serpentine, 
elongated, filled with annular threads, pores many, small, arranged 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXX. 
Sphagnum neglectum. 
а. — Female plant, a d\ — Male plant. 
1 . — Part of stem with a branch fascicle. 
2. — Catkin of male flowers. 2 b. — Bract from same. 
3. — Capsule and peduncle. 4. — Peduncular leaf. 
5. — Stem leaves. 5 a a. — Areolation of apex. 5 a b. — Areolation of base of same. 
б. — Leaves from middle of a divergent branch. 6 a a. — Areolation of apex. 
Gab . — Areolation of base of same. Gp . — Point of ditto. Gc . — Cell from 
middle X 200. 6 x. — Section of same. 
7. — Intermediate leaves from base of a divergent branch. 
9 x . — Part of section of stem. 
10. — Branch denuded of leaves. 
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