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IL—Oii Bog Mosses. By E. Braithwaite, M.D., F.L.S. 



Plates LXVII. and LXVIII. 



14. Sphagnum squarrosum Persoou in lit. 



Weber and Mohr, Reise durcli Schweden, p. 29, Tab. II, fig. I(^ h (1804). 



Plate LXVII. 



Syn.— Smith Eng. Bot. t. 1498 (1804).— P. de Beauvois Prodrnmus p. 88 

 (1805).— La Marck et Cand. F1. Franc. I, p. 443 (1805).— Schultz F1. Star-ard. 

 p. 276 (1806).- Bridel Sp. Muse. I, p. 14 (1806). Mantissa p. 2 (1819). Bry. 

 Univ. I, p. 5 (1826).— Web. & Mohr Bot. Tasch. p. 73 (1807).— Schkuhb Deutsch. 

 Moose p. 14, t. 6 (1810).— Schwagb Supp. I, P. I, p. 13, tab. IV (1811).— 

 RoHLraG Ann. Wetter. Gesells. I, p. 197 (1809). Deutsch. Fl. IIL p. 36 (1813).— 

 VoiT Muse. Herbip. p. 12 (1812).— Hook. & Tayl. Muse. Brit. p. 4, tab. IV 

 (1818).— FcNCK Taschenh. t. 2 (1821). Zenk. & Dietu. Muse. Tliuring. Fas-c. I, 

 No. 21 (1821).— Nees Hscu. & St. Bryol. Germ. I, p. 9, t. 1, fig. 3 (1823).— 

 HiJBENER Muse. Germ. p. 28 (1833).— De Notaris SvH. Muse. Ital. p. 295 (1838). 

 — C. MiJLL. Synop. I, p. 94 (1849).— Wilson Bry. Brit. p. 23, tab. IV (18.55).— 

 Hartm. Skand. Fl. ed. 6, p. 435 (1854).— Schimper Torfm. p. 63, tab. XXII 

 (1858).— Synop. p. 677 (I860).— Linuberg Torfm. No. 7 (1862).— Berkel. Handb. 

 Br. Mosses p. 308, PI. 2, fig. 4 (1863).— Russow Torfm. p. 62 (1865).— Milde 

 Bry. Siles. p. 387 (1869).— Hobkirk Synop. Br. Mosses p. 26 (1873). Sph. Aconiense 

 De Notaris MSS. Sph. patulum Mitten MSS. 



3Ionoicous, in loose deep glaucous green tufts. Stems robust, 

 6-15 inches high, generally dichotomous, rigid, reddish brown. 

 Cortical cells small, non-porose, in tico strata, the woody zone 

 rufous brown. Cauline leaves large, erect or reflexed, Ungulate, 

 not bordered, minutely auricled at base, a2)ex rounded, slightly 

 fimbriate ; hyaline cells elongated hexagono-rhomboid below , 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 

 Plate LXVII. 



Sphagnum squarrosum. 

 o. — Fertile plant. 



1. — Part of stem with a branch fascicle and male in florescence. 

 3. — Perichsetiura and fruit. 4. — Upper bract from same. 

 5. — Stem leaves. 5 a a. — Areolation of apex of same. 

 6. — Leaves from a divergent branch, 6x. — Section. 6 p. — Point of same. 



6 c.— Cells from middle, x 200. 

 7. — Basal intermediate leaf. 9 x. — Part of section of stt m. 10. — Part of a branch 



denuded of leaves. 



Plate LXVIII. 



Sphagnum teres. 



n. — Female plant, a *o. — Male plant. 



I. — Part of stem and a branch fascicle. 



2. — Male inflorescence. 2b. — Bract from same with antheridiura. 



3. — Perichsetium and fruit. 4. — Upper bract from same. 



5. — Stem leaf. 5 a a. — Areolatiun of apex of same. 



6. — Leaves from a divtrgent branch. 6 a;. — Section. G p. — Point of same. 



6 c.— Cells from mid<lle, X 200. 

 7. — Basal intermediate leaf. 8. —Leaf from a pendent branch. 

 9 X. — Part of section of stem. 

 10. — Piirt of a branch denuded of leaves. 



