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ON CAL1KOUNIAN MOSSES. 



54. Bartramia Menziesii Turn. 



Glyphocarpa Baucri Eampe in pamphlet, 18G0. Dioica, laze, late, etespitosaj Caule elongato, bi-tri- 



pollicari ct ultra, simplici vel parce innovante ramoso, c basi folioso, usque ultra medium tomentoso radiculoso 

 brunnco, superne amoone viridi ; Foliis undique appressis vel subapcrtis, humiditate crccto-apcrtis, c basi cava 

 plieata margins rcflcxa ovato-lanccolata, superne lanceolato subulatis, margine dcntatis, dorso nervoquo valido in 

 subulam cxcunte scabris ; Perichsctialibus longioribus vix latioribus conformibus ; Arcolatione foliorum basi 

 quadrato-minori distincta, superne longiori obseura papillosa; Thcca in pedicello innovando lateral; scmipollicari 

 pallidc rubello vel straminco sinistrorsum torto, ovali croeta regular! losvi pallidc rufescente vel viridi ; ore nuda, 

 membrana simplici tan turn oiroumdata; vel membrana irrogulariter laciniata sub vel somi-pcristomata; vol denti- 

 bus 16 lanceolatis, irrogulariter articulatis fusco-rubcllis baud vel cum linea mcdiali notatissimplicitcr sed perfeote 

 peristomata; Planta maseula sic ct fscminca innovando-latcrali vel terminali gemmacca; Foliis perigonialibus basi 

 ovatis subito longe subulatis seabris ; antberidiis elongatis curvatis fusco luteis paraphysibusquc numerosis. 



This species is evidently the one described by Turner, and collected by Mcnzics in Cali- 

 fornia in 1792, as shown by original specimens preserved in Taylor's herbarium, and 

 kindly furnished to me for comparison by Mr. Wra. S. Sullivant. The above-described 

 modifications of the peristome would at first lead to the belief that there arc two different 

 species, the one without, the other with a simple peristome-. But on the same specimen, I 

 have found some capsules with a simple peristome of sixteen irregular, brown-reddish 

 teeth ; others with the pellucid peristomatal membrane, either simple and entire, or broken 

 in short lacunae without definite shape, and more or less united together, or with the 

 same membrane divided into sixteen lacinia? already talcing the shape of irregular teeth, 

 but still preserving the pellucid tissue of the membrane. It is therefore evident (bat 

 some peculiar influence, causing a more or less perfect development of the plant, is the 

 only reason of the difference. The oval form of the capsules is more or less elongated, 

 sometimes nearly round; except this all the characters arc perfectly alike. This remarka- 

 ble variation in the peristome exemplifies the value of Schimpcr's assertion in the Bryo- 

 nia Europca ; that little reliance can be put on the peristome of the Bartramia} to found 

 <>-cneric divisions. We have here both the genera G 1 y p h o c a r p u s Brid. and B a r- 

 t r a m i a Auct. united in the same species. 



According to Mr. Bolandcr, this Bartramia is very common in California, growing 

 on rocks, Mission Dolores, Marin County, Mount Diablo, &C. 



55. Funaria M ublonb ergi i Schw. 

 Deep Canon, Mount Diablo. 



56. Enthostodon Bolandori Sp. nov. Enthoitodonte Templetoni simile dift'ert: foliis longius aoumi- 

 natis, laxius areolatis, nervo vix medio ascendente ; Cupsulw collo longiori, basi subinflato, oapsulaque propria 

 brcviori ovato-turbinata ; operculo longiori, umbonato vel convexo obtuso apiculato ; peristomii dentibus integris 

 articulatis (nee nodosis) ; Foliis perigonialibus cnervibus. Enthostodonti commutalo MiilJ. quoquc proximum 



