78 Sullivant’s Muscology. 
No. 139, Grimmia conferta, Funcx, now first recorded as an 
American moss, was collected on the White Mountains of New 
Hampshire by the indefatigable Mr. Oaxes. 
No. 159, Dicranum fulvum, Hoox., is a rare species; and 167, 
D. cerviculatum, Hepvw., (Hoboken, New Jersey, Torrey, ) here 
first appears as an American moss. 
Besides the two new species of FYssidens, the No. 180, F'. hy- 
alinus, Wiis. and Hoox., and No. 181, F’. obtusifolius, Wis., 
and also the rare F’. grandifolius from Niagara, No. 186, are 
here for the first time distributed. But perhaps the most inter- 
esting moss in the collection, is the Phyllogonium Norwegicum, 
Briv., No. 108, which is found at Lancaster, Ohio, with female 
flowers, but, although closely watched for some years, it has not 
been known to produce the fruit. 
The Fontinalis disticha, Hoox. and Wits., is given under three 
forms, (No. 190-192,) which it is thought will sustain the species. 
No. 196, Physcomitrium sphericum, Br. and Scump., var. in- 
signis, capsula immersa foliis serratis, is very likely a new species. 
No. 198, the curious Schistidium serratum, Hoox. and Wus., 
is here provided with the following character: Annum, monoi- 
cum ; flore masculo feemino approximato nudo vel 1-2-3-phyllo 
in foliorum axillis comalium sessili; antheridiis 4—12 ; paraphys- 
ibus apice globoso-distentis.—Habitu, foliis, calyptra ut et florum 
situ structuraque Phasco patenti omnino simile, diversum ta- 
men capsula operculata et pachyderma; hic ad Physcomitrium, 
illic ad Pottiam accedit.—The characters of the masculine flow- 
ers, as here indicated for this plant and the closely allied Phascum 
patens, are important, since their structure and position have been 
entirely misapprehended by Hepwie, Baucu and Scurmerr, and all 
former observers, who say that they are borne on proper branch- 
es arising from the base of the main stem, that there are no para- 
physes, &c. 
No. 207, Sphagnum macrophyllum, Brip., is a most famnetll 
ble species, as well in habit as in the sheenive of spiral-threaded 
cells. No. 208, S. sedoides, Brip., is a re-discovery of a plant 
found long since by La Pyare in Newfoundland. Dr. Torrey 
recently brought it from Mount Marcy in Northern New York. 
These are the only localities known, except the moist top of that 
singular natural tower, Table Rock, South Carolina, which is com- 
tely edged with it. Its slender prostrate stems may be procu- 
a foot or so in length. 
