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anocladous, sometimes longer, sometimes shorter, the pendent 
branches very long and closely adpressed to the stem. Retort- 
cells of the cortex with the neck but little recurved, and having 
always a large pore at the apex, and frequently also another in the 
middle. 
Branch-leaves closely or loosely imbricate, usually with the apex 
somewhat recurved, more rarely almost squarrose, very rarely 
plice above the base; the hyaline cells with ae folds ; 
pore- formation on both Sigeliea of the mee as in S. fimbr 
enclo sed by the hyaline cells on the outer surface or free 
oe surface the hyaline adie: are slightly convex, much more so 
the outer surface of the leaf. 
Diam us, rarely monoicous; male branches in the antheridium- 
bearing part clavate, always violet: or purple-red; bracts in form, 
cell-structure, and pore-formation similar to the leaves on the carta 
branches, usually fibrillose to the base, more rarely some cells abov 
the base without fibrils. Perichetial bracts as in S. Girg emo 
* — red. Spores 21-88 » in diameter, smooth, yellow. Fru 
geen S. Russowii inhabits similar localities to S. peek satay 
mixture. 
( 1) ar. virescens Russ. in Zur Kenntniss, in hich: Naturk. 
Liv- Est- Se) Kurland, Bd. x. Lief. 4, p. 505 (syn. var. Girgen- 
eesti Russ. apud Warnstorf in Bot. Gaz. xv. 182. Entirely 
green with hes a slight a of red. 
2). ar. flavescens Russ. Zur Kona l.c. Yellow forms 
with a alight admixture of green or 
(3) Var. purpurascens Russ. l. c. ae or less purple forms. 
(4) Var. rhodochroum Russ. l.c. Forms having a mixture be 
branch hes. 
(5) Var. pecilum Russ. l.c. Forms of a dull violet-red colour. 
(To be continued.) 
