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IV. Desmatodon Brid. 



5. D. systylius Bryol eur. 



Pamir: N. 1250, in the Ghargush pass, alt. c. 4300 m. July31. 1898. 

 Area: High mountains of Europe, Caucasus. Tui-kestan, Altai and northern 

 countries of America. 



6. D. cernuus (Hüb.) Bryol. eur. 



Pamir: N. 1196, near the lake Bulung Kul, alt. c. 3800m. Aug. 

 30. 1898. 



Area: Mountains of Europe, Turkestan, northern countries of northern 

 America. 



V. Tortula Hedw. 



7. T. Paulsenii Broth, n. sp. 



Aîitoica; gracilis, caespitosa, caespitibus Iaxis, humilibus, mollissimis, 

 laete viridibus, baud nitidis; caulis vix ultra 2 mm altus, inferne radiculis 

 longissimis, fuscescentibus praeditus, superne laxe foliosus, simplex: folia 

 flaccida, siccitate incurvo-flexuosa, humida erecto-patentia, carinato-concava, 

 e basi elongate spathulata oblongo-elliptica, breviter acuminata, acuta, 

 plerumque apiculata vel breviter mucronata, c. 3 mm longa, superne c. 

 0,4 mm lata, marginibus erectis, integerrimis, elimbata, nervo sat tenui, 

 longe infra apicem folii evanido, cellulis superioribus rotundato-hexagonis, 

 c. 0,020 mm, chlorophyllosis, grosse verrucosis, basilaribus rectangularibus, 

 parce chlorophyllosis vel inanibus, laevissimis; bracteae perichaetii minores, 

 obtusae ; seta c. 5 mm alta, stricta, siccitate superne sinistrorsum torta, 

 fusco-rubra, laevissima ; theca erecta , cylindrica , regularis . brevicollis, 

 c. 1,5 mm alta et c. 0,5 mm crassa, siccitate indistincte striatula, fusca, 

 baud nitida ; anmdus longissime persistens ; peristomium ad quintam 

 partem tubulosum , tubo pallido, c. 0,10 mm alto, dentibus purpureis, 

 papillosis, semel contortis ; spori 0,010 mm, virides, laevissimi ; operculum 

 alte et auguste conicum, obliquulum, obtusum, c. 0,75 mm altum, cellulis 

 in spiram dextram ordinatis; calyptra brunneola, ad dimidiam, partem 

 supremam thecae dependens. 



Alai steppe: N. 606, at the river Kisil-su, Ak. c. 3300 m. June 

 27. 1898. 



Species ob folia angusta, mucronata. nervo longe infra apicem folii 

 evanido valde peculiaris, cum nulla alia commutanda. 



8. T. desei'torum Broth. 



Ferghana: N. 321 ex p., on the mountain Tacht-i-Soliman near 

 Osh. May 30. 1898. 



Area: Transcaspia and Turkestan. 



9. T. ruralis (L.) Ehrh. 



Alai mountains: N. 472, near Olgin-Lug, alt. c. 2600m. June 

 21. 1898. 



Area: Europe very common, Algiers and Tunis, western, middle and 

 northern Asia, northern America widely distributed, Magellans strait. 



