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IG. OuTHOTHEcruM INTRICATUM, Br. et Sell. {Intricate 

 Orthotheciuv} .) Stem prostrate, branched, stoloniferous ; 

 leaves crowded, subsecand, narrowly lanceolate, concave, 

 the perichfetial ones a little broader ; capsule minute, sub- 

 erect, brownish, oblongo-oval, or ovate ; lid convex, or co- 

 nical. 



In Teesdale, Mr. Spruce. This species has been found 

 in the mountains of both the north and south of Europe. 

 The fruit is very rare, and has only been found in the 

 alpine districts of Norway and Sweden. Its close ally 

 among the Hijpmims is H. rvfescens, though a much 

 smaller plant than that species. — Leskea intricata, Hartman, 

 Skand. Flor. edit. o,2y- '336. Isothecium homomallum, R. 

 Spruce [MS.) 



