32 BOTANICAL GAZETTE, [Feby 
F. synoieus Sullivant: Mosses U.S. p. 103.—Referred by 
Lesquereux and James to F. inconstans, must be reduced to 
F. incurvus. The variability of the inflorescence seems to 
be only a sport as in F. inconstans. It is nearest the var- 
minutulus, 
F, Hallii Austin: Bot. Gaz. 2. 97.—Lesq. and James: Man. 
85.—Mitten: Jour. Linn. Soc. 21. 558. a 
** Size and facies of F. incurvus, from which it is dis- 
tinguished by the crenulate leaves without a border, the 
(always?) longer-beaked operculum, the calyptra not cleft 
and descending scarcely to the base of the beak, etc.—-Cap- 
sule erect, pedicel moderately long, inflorescence dioicous, 
plants of both sexes growing together.—Texas, //all.’ 3 
The above characters are, in the évcurvus group, wholly, 
insufficient. The scanty diagnosis does not permit it to be | 
referred with certainty to any species. It is probably F. in- 
curvus, var. exiguus. In case it proves, on further collec- 
tion, to be a good species, it should be called /. Austint, as 
the present name is too near F. Hallianus. “a 
F. Texanus Lesquereux : Lesq. & James Man. 86.—Mitten : 
Jour. Linn. Soc. 21. 556. ° | ee 
‘Plants dark green, turning to black: leaves 5-7 pairs. 
curved at the apex, broadly lanceolate-acuminate, with a 
thick dark smooth margin ascending to the apex or to near 
the slightly serrulate point: costa stout, percurrent or excur- 
rent into a short mucro; dorsal lamina broad, descending to 
the base: male and female plants similar : capsule long-pedi- 
cellate, oval, inclined, rarely erect, greenish brown, smooth: 
lid conical, short-beaked, subincurved.—Herb. Sulliv. 1850. 
Texas ( Wright).” 
Neither MSS. nor specimens can now be found in the 
Sullivant herbarium, and the meager description indicates 
too close affinity with F, incurvus, and it can hardly be 
doubted that it is referable to this polymorphous species. 
The remark of Lesq. & James that ‘it differs from F. Halli 
merely in the entire margined leaves’’ also indicates that it 
1s not a true species. 
F. crassipes Wilson.—No American specimens are known. 
