852 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
This small section, of = ols one species inhabits Europe, 
comprises about fourteen specie 
31. S. compactum DC. FI. ian ed. 8, ii. 448, 1805. 
yn. S. compactum var. rigidum ge germ. i. 14, 1823; 
S. rigidum Schimp. Entw.-gesch. 1858, 6 
Exsice. Braithw. Sphagn. Brit. disich. Nos. 28, 24, 25 
(1877). 
Tufts shorter or deeper, denser or looser, brownish, variegated 
or bluish-green. ranches closely or distantly arranged, when 
dry very rigid and fragile. 
ood-cylinder in the middle of the stem always dark brownish 
ack, 
Stem-cortex in 2-3 layers of oe cells, of which the inner 
have a few scattered minute pores 
tem-leaves very small, from yee es omg triangular, 
rounded or broadly truncate at "the , and here generally 
fimbriate; middle cells wide; border wary wide; non-fibrillose 
and non-porose. 
ascicles generally near together, more rarely distant, of 3-4 
shorter or longer branches, of which 1-2 are spreading. Leav es 
e 
se erecto-patent ak squarrose, large, broadly-ovate to ob- 
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pe ahi and with 5-6 teeth at the ae border very narrow. 
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ner surface chiefty 3 in the cell-angles. 
rch Lieihylloes erie in section not median, nearer the outer 
face, elliptical and enclosed on both surfaces by the hyaline 
Monoico male bra 
form from the sterile branches; when ripe almost golden- -yellow. 
Perichetial Fae very large, ovate-lanceolate, longly acuminate at 
the apex and somewhat secund; cells near the apex very long, the 
aet pedantic the cells of the branch- leaves; border almost 
sent. Spores yellow-brown, 32-35 » in diameter. 
Hab. Heaths and moorlands, pine-woods, and wet mountain 
opes. 
Distrib. Widely phere Bi a Central — Western 
shar sch on Italy to Island ; ; Africa; N. Amer 
The e three main varieties. 
Vad, squarrosum Russ. B eitr. zur Kenntn, der Torfm. 1865, 
77. Tufts lax and deep, greyish- or bluish-green. Spread 
branches horizontal, or more rarely recurved; all leaves soils 
imbricate and squarrose. 
Brookwood, Surrey (Sherrin) ; Riccall, E. Yorkshire (West). 
) Var. s subguarrosum Warnst. i n Hedwigia, 1888, 271. Most 
of the leaves erecto-patent, bart tae recurved, 
Langdale, hades timer (Barnes in etal 8 Sphagn. Brit. 
xsicc. No. . rigidum squarrosum, teste 
Warnstorf) ; icky oo: Bicvee (Monington ¥ ¢ Horrell). 
