THE EUROPEAN SPHAGNACGER 478 
Distrib. comer ee) Switzerland, England; Asia; 
Africa; N. America. Foot of Ben More, Perthshire ( Doe: Stren- 
sall Common, N. ear (Wheldon). 
is fine species closely resem mbles S. ecymbifolium in general 
habit, but is divtinguishia d from that sassnbaally by the form of the 
chlorophyllose c ells as seen in section. They resemble those of 
oe in form and position, but the lumen is generally 
narrow r, and the all is quite without res It is probably 
widely distributed, but has not been distingui 
(1) Var. 
1894. Pale yellowish, with scarcely any admixture of blue-green. 
2) Var. jflavo- Fuss Russ. apud Warnst. in Schrift. d. 
Naturf. Ges. in Danzig, N. F. Bd. ix. Heft 2, 1896, 162. Yellow 
predominating, only a little brown. 
(3) Var. flavo-glaucescens Russ. apud Warnst. Europ. Torfm. 
No. ne 1894. Pale yellow, with some admixture of blue- -green 
Var. fuscescens Russ. apud Warnst. in Schrift. d. Natarf. 
Ges. in Danzig, N.F. Bd. ix. Heft 2, 1896, 162. Tufts almost 
entirely noe yellow almost maton: 
(5) fusco-flavescens Russ. apud Warnst. Europ. Torfm. 
No. 3138, 1894. Bro wa peedaehin eel yellow only in the capitulum. 
(6) Var. —— Russ. apud Warnst. in Schrift. d. Naturf. 
Ges. in Dan N.F. Bd. ix. Heft 2, "1896, 162. Blue-green 
throughout thie entire upper part. 
Glen Lochay, Perthshire (Cocks). 
N.F. Ba. ix. Heft 2, 1896, 162. Tufts almost white throughout. 
49, §. papmosum Lindb. in Act. Soc. Sc. Fenn. x. p. 280 (1872). 
Syn. 8S. cymbifolium var. papillosum Schimp. Syn. ed. 2, p. 848 
Brai Sphagn. Brit. Exsicce. 1877, Nos. 3a (S. papil- 
Exxsice. aithw, 
losum ¢. fr. = var. normale), 3b (S. papillosum. ‘* Adden t." = 
var. normale), papillosum, pl. masc. = var. subleve), 4b 
(S. papillosum = var. normale), 3. papillosum = var. normale), 
5 b (forma virens = var. normale), 8 b (S. cymbifolium = S. papillosum 
var. ethiger! 10a (S. cymbifolium var. congestum = S. papillosum 
var. normale 
and habit not distinguishable from S. gpabresss/ 
strongly sapillbas forms, generally deep brown and somewhat 
rigid. 
Stem-cortex in 8-4 layers; cells very wide, thin-walled, and with 
delicate fibrils; outer wall of the superficial layer with generally 
1-2, more rarely 3-4 large pores. Wood-cylinder brown to dark 
brown-red. 
Stemi sometimes smaller, sometimes larger, ge cose on 
the wide rounded apex with a broad hyaline border ; hyaline cells 
in the u as part rhombic, generally divide by a oie call on 
rally non-fibrillose and then with membrane- -gaps only on the outer 
Journat or Borany.—Vot. 38. [Dexc. 1900.) 23 
