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densely and finely papillose or slightly lineolate above; cilia 8, weakly 

 papillose or lineolate, of 1 or 2 series of cells. Husnot, Muse. Gall. 186. 

 Idaho. 



232. Orthotrichum Henderson! Ren. & Card. Pulvinate, yellow 

 green: stems dichotomous, 1-2 cm. long: leaves patulous, flexuose when 

 moist, slightly crispate when dry, from an oblong base linear lanceolate, 

 acuminate, carinate, borders strongly re volute; costa vanishing below 

 apex; cells thick walled, elongated, sub-rectangular below, in upper part: 

 roundish or angular, papillose capsule subexserted on a short pedicel, 

 oval oblong, suddenly constricted to pedicel, 8 striate, becoming cylindra- 

 ceous and contracted below mouth when old and empty; lid convex, apicu- 

 late; teeth 8, bigeminate, yellow, minutely granulose, not striolate length- 

 wise, reflexed when dry, split at apex; cilia 8, smooth; spores papillose. 

 Bot. Gaz. 15: 42. 1890. On bushes: Coast Mts., Oregon. 



233. Orthotrichum pnlchellnm productipes Ren. & Card. Much 

 more robust than type, with larger leaves, a longer pedicel, and teeth 

 of peristome larger and paler. Bot. Gaz. 15: 43. 1890. On trees 

 and shrubs: Portland, Oregon. 



234. Orthotrichnm pnlchellnm lencodon Vent. Tufts cespitose, 

 bright or pale green: peristome pale, becoming white. Bot. Centralbl. 

 44: 419. 1890. Vancouver Is., Washington. 



235. Orthotrichnm nlotaeforme Ren. & Card. Pulvinate, yellow 

 green: stems dichotomous, 1-2 cm. long: leaves patulous, flexuous when 

 moist, slightly crispate when dry, carinate; borders strongly revolute, 

 sometimes sinuate at apex; costa vanishing below apex; cells thick walled, 

 lower elongated, narrow, sub-sinuous, upper roundish or sub-hexagonal, 

 slightly papillose: capsule exserted on a long pedicel, oblong, 8 striate 

 when dry, suddenly contracted to pedicel; lid depressed, rostrate; teeth 8, 

 bigeminate, or 16 more or less connected in pairs, pale yellow, minutely 

 granulose, striolate lengthwise, truncate and split at apex, reflexed -yhen 

 dry; cilia 16, long, nodulose, nearly smooth; spores papillose: inflorescence 

 monoicous. Bot. Gaz. 15: 42. 1890. On bushes with O. Hendersoni: 

 Coast Mts., Oregon. 



236. Encalypta snbspathnlata C. M. & Kindb. Monoicous: stem 

 very short, about 0.5 cm. high: leaves bright green, spathulate or Ungulate, 

 twisting when dry, upper spreading when moist; inner basal cells short 

 rectangular, smooth and hyaline, finally red-brown, outer ones much lon- 

 ger, narrower, and yellowish; costa faintly reddish below, yellow above, 

 long excurrent: capsule cylindrical, short necked, smooth or finally fur- 

 rowed when dry; peristome pale, partly incomplete and membranous, but 

 distinct and high; calyptra small, papillose in narrower part, yellowish 

 green, not covering whole capsule, not fringed; pedicel red. Mac. Cat. 

 93. On rocks, Frazer River, B. C.; on earth: McLeod's Lake, B. C. 



