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gathered it in one or two situations. This may very likely be 
karws to local botanists, but I have not seen it recorded. 
Mnium tycopoproiwss (Hook.) Schwgr. In July, 1893, upon my 
first visit to Ben Lawers, I gathered a Mniwm of the Bisctrates group 
of something the appearance of M. serratum Schrad., but in rather 
looser tufts, and with less crowded leaves, which gave it a slightly 
different habit. Microscopical craininnial showed the inflorescence 
to be dioicous, terminal female owers alone being present ; 
the Nee’ instead of being small, as in M. orthorrhynchum, were fro 
18 to 25 » in diameter (averaging ‘abiba 20 »), and in form 465 
aatkbling those of M. serratum or M. ripariwm rather than those of 
this plant and its relationship to the allied species (v. Rev. Bry. 
1895, pp. 2, sqq.). His reply was to the effect that it was sentainiy 
referable to M. lycopodioides, so far as could be determined without 
The position of M. g Biter = as a species is contested by 
some author rs; Husnot, for e ee — Fe as a ol of 
while agreeing 
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distinguishing characters of considera 
peristome. 
Myvretna suLaceA var. scanriroria Lindb. In July, 1899, Mr. 
H. W. ata collecting on Ben Lawers, gathered a Myureila, 
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