238 The Botanical Gazette. [June, 
Louisiana: on bark of trees, Catahoulou, near Mandeville 
and bayou Alexandre (A. &. Langlois, 1890-1891). 
Very near to F. exiguus Sulliv., from which it is distinguish- 
able by the rigid habit, the leaves narrower and falcate-secund 
when dry, and the more pellucid areolation. 
Physcomitrium turbinatum Brid. var. erassipes. (P. Hookeri 
var. serratum Ren. et Card. Musc. Am. sept., p. 31).—Pedicel 
short (4-6""), thick; capsule deoperculate, cup-shaped. 
Oregon (herb. Lesquereux): Sandy river (LZ. F. Henderson), 
Willamette river (7h. Howell). 
Bryum bimum Schreb. var. atrotheea.—Capsule black-red; 
leaves scarcely denticulate or quite entire at the point. 
Newfoundland (Rev. A. C. Waghorne, 1892). 
Timmia Austriaca Hedw. var. brevifolia.—Differing from 
the typical form by the stems shorter and the leaves more 
crowded, shorter and erect-imbricate, scarcely flexuous when 
dry. 
Colorado: Springdale, Boulder Co. (Marie Holzinger , 1892. 
Comm. J. M. Holzinger). 
Pylaisia polyantha Sch. var. Coloradensis.—Distinct from 
the type in the green tint and the cells shorter, very chloro- 
phyllose. : 
Colorado: Springdale, Boulder co. (Marie Holsinger, 1892, 
Comm. J. M. Holzinger).  ~ 
Brachythecium salebrosum Sch. var. Waghornei.—A pect” 
liar form, distinguishable from the type by the tufts ver 
dense, the stems erect, turgid, not radiculose, the leave 
more crowded, imbricate, and the lid mamillate. Differs gh 
the allied B. mamilligerum Kindb. in the leaves inher oe 
patulous when dry, and the stems not radiculose. ™" 
smaller than B. turgidum Hartm.—Moneecious! 391 
Labrador: Battle Harbor (Rev. A. C. Waghorne, : 
Comm. Rev. C. H. Demetrio). 
Brachythecium suberytl hi 
Cespitose, yellowish-green, facies of 2B 
creeping, radicose, sparingly branching, branc 2 
Leaves nei pba i eg oblong-lanceolate, long eg a4 
Il around; bores 
the middle, 
Mo cious, intricate- 
. velutinum. en 
hes procumben 
cid, cells rhomboidal-linear, the alar quadrate, 
Perichaetial bracts lanceolate, long acuminate-subvn : 
men serrate. Pedicel smooth, reddish, 10-!? et ricted 
Capsule suberect, turgid-ovate, not or scarcely © 
