388 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
38. S. rurescens Warnst. in Hedwigia, 1888, 267. 
Syn. 8S. rufescens Nees & Hornsch. Bryol. Germ. i. 15, 1828, 
pro parte. S. subsecundum varr. contortum, squarrosulum, auricu- 
latum et lawum Auct. pro parte. 
Exsice. Braithw. Sphagn. Brit. Exsice. 1877, Nos. 15a pro 
Wood-cylinder strongly developed, generally dark brown. 
Stem-cortex in one layer. 
commissures, with sometimes near the apex a row in the middle of 
the cell-wall also, and on the inner surface with fewer weakly-ringed, 
towards the base non-ringed pores, or with very numerous pores on 
th surfaces. 
Fascicles of 3-4 branches, of which the 2-3 spreading ones are 
generally short and obtuse, but very tumid from the very large 
ction median, barrel-shaped to rect- 
angular, free on both surfaces of the leaf, lumen oval and centric; 
walls non-papillose. 
Hab. 
