296 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 



On wet rocks, Goldstream, near Victoria, Vancouver Island, 

 June 2nd, 1893. {Macoun.) 



Dr. A. J. Grout refers this species to Brachythecium asperrimum 

 mixed with what is probably a Scleropodium. 



1162. E. MaCOUnii, Kindb., Revue Bryol., 1895. 



Stem-leaves ovate-oblong, long-acuminate, often filiform- 

 pointed, denticulate at least at the acumen. Branch-leaves sub- 

 ovate-lanceolate, obtusate, denticulate below ; upper cells 

 rhombic, alar hyaline, subquadrate, the others sublinear-lanceo- 

 late ; costa stout, vanishing above the middle. Perichetial leaves 

 long-acuminate, filiform-pointed, denticulate above. Capsule 

 narrow-cylindric, suberect, nearly straight ; lid rostellate. Tufts 

 golden, glossy or green. Stem subpinnate ; branches acute. 



On rocks. Mount Finlayson. near Goldstream, Vancouver 

 Island, 1887. {Macoun.) 



1163. E. glaciale. Br. Eur. 



Greenland. {Berggcrn.) On trees in a swamp at Big Intervale, 

 Margaree, Cape Breton Island, N.S., July 20th, 1898. {Macoun.') 



1164. E. Labradoricum, Kindb., Bryol. N. Am. & Eur. loi. 



Differs from E. glaciale : Leaves larger, somewhat glossy, not 

 appressed when dry; cells sublinear except the large not numer- 

 ous alar ones ; costa vanishing near the middle. Stem-leaves 

 generally entire ; branch-leaves long-acuminate minutely denticu- 

 late above. Perichetial leaves patent. Capsule curved ; pedicel 

 quite smooth, 3-4 cm. long; lid acute; oeristome not seen. 



Fort Chimo, Ungava Bay, Labrador, Sept. 9th, 1896. {A. P. 

 Low.) 



1165. E. aCUtifolium, Kindb., Revue Bryol., 1895. 



Differs from E. strigosum : Leaves long-distant, long-decurrent, 

 with long subulate acumen, spreading also when dry ; branches 

 more distant ; pedicel of capsule longer; monoecious. 



On wet logs near Victoria, Vancouver Island, May 25th, 1893 

 {Macoun?) 



