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Stem-leaves ovate-lanceolate, subulate-acuminate, faintly denticulate 

 below, the acumen serrate and twisted above ; cells often yellowish, all 

 long and narrow, except the basal, the alar and inner basal dark-yel- 

 low or orange, quadrate or rectangular ; costa stout reaching to ; 

 branch-leaves shorter-acuminate, sharply serrate above the middle, 

 borders often faintly reflexed to the acumen. Perigonial leaves sub- 

 ovate, reddish at the base ; costa fine and short ; antheridia 3 i. 

 Perichetial leaves nerveless, from a short, ovate base suddenly tapering 

 to the much longer, subulate, acumen ; vagina long-ciliate above. 

 Capsule oval, horizontally patent or cernuous, teeth pale-yellow ; 

 segments rimose in the middle, prolonged into long and smooth cilia ; 

 pedicel smooth, about 1 cm. long, arcuate above. Monoecious. 



This fine species differs from /. myosuroides, in the doubly larger 

 leaves, the stout costa, the robust ligneous stem, the rigid flagella, &c, 



122. EURHYNCHIUM, Schimp. 



(771.) E. Vaucheri, (Schimp.) 



On rocks, South- West Point, Anticosti ; on rocks Lake Winni- 

 pegoosis, Man. (Macoun.") 



(772.) E. piliferum, (Schreb.) 



White Bay, Newfoundland. (Rev. A. Waghorne.) 

 (778.) E. Stokesii, (Turn.) 



Little Bay Island, Newfoundland. (Rev. A. Waghorne.') 



123. RAPHIDOSTEGIUM, Lesq. & James. 



(786.) R. Jamesii, (Sulliv.) 



Grande Yache and Western Cove, White Bay, Newfoundland. (Rev. 

 A. Waghorne.} On stones near Buckingham, Que. (Macoun.} 



124. RHYNCOSTECIUM, Schimp. 



(790.) R. deplanatum, Schimp. 



On earth at Truro, N.S. (Macoun.') 

 (791.) R. serrulatum, (Hedw.) 



Seal Cove, Harbor Deep and Western Cove, Newfoundland. (Rev, 

 A. WaghorneJ 



