MAcouN.] CATALOGUE OP CANADIAN PLANTS. 2*7 



base. Capsule curved, furrowed when dry, substrumose ; peristome 

 dark red ; seta 2 cm. long, solitary. 



This species could be considered as allied to D. strictum, Schleich., 

 and D. viride, Schimp., but differsprincipally in theform of the capsule 

 and in the less brittle leaves ; the costa is narrower than in B. viride. 

 It has also affinity to D. majus, Turn. 



On the ground and on logs at Victoria, Vancouver Island, 1885 ; on 

 the ground in woods at Hastings, and at Agassiz and Sicamous, B.C., 

 1889. (Macoun.) 



(96.) D. crispulurrii C. M. & Kindb. (n. sp.); Canadian Musci, No. 

 41, in part. 



Nearly allied to D. sulcatum, Kindb., but differing in having a 

 shorter stem, 2-3 cm. high, the leaves crispate, very much shorter, 

 0*5 — 0*8 cm. long, the costa less excurrent, rough at the back, the 

 alar cells smaller. 



On logs in woods at Comox, Vancouver Island, May 2nd, 1887 ; on 

 logs in woods Albert Canon, Illicillewaet Eiver, B.C., May, 1890. 

 (Macoun.) 



(91.) D. leioneuron, Kindb., Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, Vol. XVI. 

 92 ; Canadian Musci, No. 44, in part, barren specimens. 



Dioecious. Plants loosely tufted, about 9 cm. high, pale-yellowish. 

 Stem, tall sparingly radiculose. Leaves suberect, involute nearly all 

 around, not undulate, ovate-lanceolate, narrowed into a short obtusate 

 or subacute acumen, nearly entire or with a few small teeth at the 

 apex ; cells not porose, narrow except the basilar ; alar cells brown, 

 median basal cells hyaline, inner yellow near the costa ; costa smooth 

 and faint, ceasing below the acumen, -^^ of the leaf near the base. 

 Barren. 



This species has no affinity to the other Canadian Dicrana and is 

 very distinct in the long-celled, nearly entire leaves and the costa 

 narrow. In habit it may be compared with some forms of -D. scoparium, 

 Hedw. 



In swampy woods at Salt Lake, Anticosti, August 12th, 1883. 

 (Maeoun.) 



(98.) D. majus, Turn. ; Lesq. & James, Mosses of N. America, 74 ; 

 Canadian Musci, No. 44, in part, fertile. 



Deep cool woods, on the ground. Miquelon Island. (Delamare.) 

 Eiviere du Loup (en has). {St. Gyr.) On earth at Brackley Point, 



