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sent. Leaves recurved, plicate below. Dioecious. Male 

 flowers gemmiform. 



141. Bartramidula. Pedicel of the capsule termi- 

 nal, curved. Peristome none. Leaves neither recurved 

 nor plicate. Synoecious. 



b. Capsule with distinct neck. Leaves entire. 



142. Catoscopium. Capsule terminal, very small; 

 teeth present; pedicel straight. Leaves not plicate. Dioe- 

 cious. 



n. Conostomece. Capsule suboval; teeth united 

 above; lid rostrate. Leaves appressed also when moist, 

 very rigid. 



143. Conostomum. Leaves 5-farious, not sheathing, 

 nearly smooth, very short. Capsule striate; endostome 

 wanting. Tufts glaucous green. Dioecious. 



Fam. 31. Punariaoese. 

 I. Funariece. Leaves costate. Prothallium not 

 persistent. 



144. Funaria. Capsule exserted, often asymme- 

 tric; peristome double or simple; calyptra cucullate. 



145. Physcomitrium. Capsule symmetric, mostly 

 exserted; peristome wanting or (in one species) simple; 

 calyptra mitriform, plurilobate at base. 



146. Pyramidula. .Capsule symmetric, slightly 

 exserted; peristome wanting; calyptra tetragonal, contracted 

 below the capsule. Plants very small. 



n. Disceliece. Leaves nerveless. Prothallium per- 

 sistent. 



147. Discelium. Capsule asymmetric, subglobose, 

 long-exserted ; peristome simple. Stem nearly indistinct 

 Leaves very small. 



Fam. 32. Bryacese. 



A. Stem tree-like, regularly branching above. 

 I. Leucolepidece. Leaves smooth. Capsule ter- 

 minal. 



