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THE SPHAGNACE^ OR PEATMOSSES OF 



Var. )S. sqnarrosulnm, Russow. 



Plants very small, branch leaves recurved at apex ; branches 

 shorter, scarcely curved. 



Synon. — Sph. Girgciiso/mii \a.r. squarrosulum, Russow, Torfm. p. 47. Schimp. 

 Synop. ed. 2, p. 828. 



Had. — Wet grassy places, at Appelsec and Ziegelskoppel, near Dorpat. 



14. Sphagnum acutifolium, Eiiriiart. 

 Pl. xviii.-xxi. 



Moncicous or dioicous ; pale green, usually tinged with purple. 

 Cuticular cells in 3-4 strata. Stem leaves ovate, acute, 5-toothed 

 at apex, broadly bordered with narrow cells. Branches 3-5 in a 

 fascicle, their leaves ovato-lanceolate, toothed at the slightly 

 truncate apex, margin involute in the upper third ; chlorophyllosc 

 cells obtusely trigonous, placed between the hyaline at concave 

 surface of leaf. 



Synon. — Muscus crectus palustris albus^foliis capillacds, Doody, Ray, Syn. ed. 2, 

 ^W- 338 (1696). 



Sphagiiuw caulijenim d ramosuiii pahistre vwlle caiidicaiis, rcfltwis raiiiii/is,folioIis 

 angustioritiis, Dill. Cat. Giss. 229 (1719), et in Ray, Syn. ed. 3, p. 104, 2 (1724). 



Sph. pahistre, molle dcflcxum, squamis capillacds, Dill. Hist. Muse. p. 243, t. 32, 

 f. 2A (1741), ct Herbar. n. 2, two spec, on left hand. 



Sp/i. paliis/re, (i. L. Sp. PI. p. 1569 (1753). Hues. Fl. Angl. p. 465 (1762). 

 Hedw. Fund. Muse. i. t. 3, f. 13-15 (1781). Ruth, Wither. Weiss, Hull, &c. 



Sp/i. aaiti/oliiiin, Ehrh. PI. Crypt. Exsic. n. 72 (1786). Schrad. Spic. Fl. Germ, 

 p. 58 (1794). SciiULTZ, Fl. Starg. p. 275 (1806). Wi:i3. MoiiR, 15ot. Tasch. p. 73 

 (1807). ScHKUHR, Deutschl. Moose, p. 15, t. 6 (1810). Schwaegr. Su])!)!. I. pt. i, 

 p. 15, t. 5 (181 1). RoHLiNG, Deutschl. Fl. iii. p. 36 (1813). Fl. Danica, t. 1531 

 (1816). Hook. Tayl. Muse. Brit. p. 4, t. 4 (1818). Funck, Taschenh. p. 5, t. 3 

 (1821). Gray, Nat. Arr. IJrit. Plants, i. p. 710, 3 (1821). Zenk. Dietk. Muse. 

 Thuring. fasc. i, n. 20 (1821). Nees, Hsch. St. Bryol. Germ. i. p. 19, t. 3, f. 8, 

 et 8*» (1823). HtJDEN. Muse. Germ. p. 28 (1833). De Not. Syll. Muse. Ital. 

 p. 297 (1838). C. Mull. Synops. i. p. 96 (1849). Dozy, Molkenb. Prodr. Fl. 

 Batav. p. 78 (1851). WiLS. Bryol. Brit. p. 20, t. 4 (1855). Sull. Mosses of Un. 

 St. p. 12, n. II (1856). Hartm. Skand. Fl. Schimp. Torfm. p. 56, t. 13 (1858); 

 Synops. p. 672 (18O0), et eti. 2, p. 825 (1876). Lindh. in Ofv. K. Vet. Ak. Forh. 

 xix. p. 138, n. 5 (1862). Berkel. Handb. Br. Moss. p. 307, t. 2, f. 4 (1863). 

 Russow, Torfm. p. 37 (1865). Schlieph. in Verh. Z. B. Gesel. Wien, 1865, p. 389. 

 Klingur. in Schr. der K. Phys. Cl'^k. Gesel. zu Konigs. 1872, p. 2. Mii.de, Bryol. 

 Siles. p. 381 (1869). HoBK. Syn. Br. Mos. p. 24 (1873). Braitiiw. Sphag. Brit. 

 Exsic. n. 31 et 42 b (1877). 



Sp/t. capillifoliuin, Ehrh. Hann. Mag. 1780, p. 35. Schrank, Baiersch. Fl. ii. 

 p. 434 (1789). McENCH, PI. Marburg, p. 727 (1794)- Swtz. Act. Holm. 1795, 

 p. 281. Brid. Muse. Rec. ii. pt. i, p. 24 (1798); Sp. Muse. i. p. 16 (1806); 

 Mantissa, p. i (1819); Bryol. Univ. i. p. n (1826). Hedw. Sp. Muse. p. 28 (1801). 



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