PLATE IX. 



Sphagnum subsecundum, Nees v. Esenb. 



Fig. a. — Female plant. Fig. a $ . — Male plant. 

 „ i. — Part of stem with a branch fascicle. 

 „ 2. — Male inflorescence. Fig. 2b. — Bract from same. 

 „ 3. — Fruit and perichsetium. Fig. 4. — Bract from same. 



„ 5. — Stem leaf. Fig. 5 a a. — Areolation of apex. Fig. 50 b. — Areolation of base. 

 „ 6. — Leaf from middle of a divergent branch. Fig. 6x. — Transverse section. 



FIG. 6/. — Point of same. Fig. 6 a a. — Areolation of apex. Fig. dab. — Ditto 



of base. Fig. £>c. — Cell from middle x 200. 

 „ 7. — Basal intermediate leaves. Fig. gx. — Part of section of stem. 



