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borhood of Bloomington. and is distinguished from P. comnuuie by its 



longer and usually darker capsule. 



P. piliferum Schreb (23). .Sterile forms only. 



On dry day hillside in \vo(xls 3 miles northeast of P)lo(imington. Not 

 common. 



Snixirder ARTHKODoiVTKiE. 



Family Fissidentacefc. 

 Fissidens bryoides (L.) Iledw. (44, ofi). Mature capsules in November. 



0]i damp rocks (limestone) in well shaded ravines. Common but 

 easily overlooked because of minute size (3-Smm. ). 

 F. cristatus Wils. (07). Matuie capsules November 9. Determined by 



Dr. (irout. 



This f(«rm usually matures spores in sunniier. I'ound in dense, d;irk 

 green mats on quite damji soil in woods 5 miles southeast of BloomiuL'tun. 

 Not common. 

 F. incurvus var, minutulus. Austin (45). Mature capsules November 0. 



On damp limestone in same places and mingled with I-', bryoides. 

 Family Dicranacca: 

 Dicranella heteromalla (L) Schimp. (41). Mature capsules in November. 



In small tufts witli Leucotiryuni glaucuni on dry hillside (! miles south- 

 east of I'loomington. Rare. 

 D. varia (Hedw. ) Schini]). (oO). Mature c.ipsules in (»ctolier. 



In small, dense tufts on clay and cinder piles. Common. 

 Dicrannm scopariuni (L.) Hedw. (19. (jr>). Mature capsules September 



and October. 



On soil and damp decayed wood in shady hillside woods. Common. 

 Leucobryum glaucum (L.) schimp. (21). Alature cap.sules in October. 



On shady clay bank at head of Huckleberry Ravine. The only fruit- 

 ing specimen known to have been found in Monroe County was found by 

 Miss Nothnagel as above stated on October 4. 



Family Tortulacew. 

 Barbula unguiculata (Huds.) Hedw. (53). Mature capsules in November. 



On shaded clay banks along roadside. Common. 

 B. unguiculata var. obtusifolia (.Schultz.) B. & S. (20). Mature capsules 



in October. In crevices of walls of limestone cpiarry of (Jolitic Stone 



Mills Company. Uncommon. 

 iJidymodon rubellus (Hoffm.) B. & S. (63). Mature capsules in December. 



