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*N.aniblyclada Kindb. (cat. Can. m., a^ vav.). 



Branches crowded obtuse r. and sparingly flagellate. Leaves 

 suboblong shorter; cells dilated, upper subrhombic, lower oblong, 

 inner basal narrow. Capsules unknown. — Rocks r. Amer. 

 Can. Pacif. distr. in subalp. region: Macoun. 

 4.N.turgida Juratzka. 



Leaves sublinear-oblong sometimes denticulate to below middle; 

 apical and alar cells dilated, the others narrow. Branches us. 

 crowded obtuse; flagellse few and short. » Capsule oblong-cy- 

 lindric; teeth yellowish brown »: Limpricht. — Rocks and trees 

 r. Eur. Germany: Geheeb. 

 *N,jurassica Amann; Limpricht. 



sLeaves subsecund; cells gen. subrhombic. Capsules unknown. 

 — ■ Rocks r. Eur. Switzerl.: Amann »: Limpricht. 

 B. Capsule partly emergent above perichetial leaves, not longer 

 than pedicel; segments unknown. Leaves us. yellowish green. 

 5.N.mediterranea Philibert. 



Leaves subovate-oblong gen. nearly entire; inner lower cells 

 narrow, the others dilated- Capsule suboval; teeth pale yellow. 

 Branches often distant; flagellse short. — Rocks r. Eur. France: 

 Philibert; Payot, com. Husnot. 



111. Eu-Neckera. 



A. Pedicel of capsule long-oxserted. Leaves large strongly 

 undulate us. shining and finally becoming brown. Dioecious. 

 G.N.crispa L. — Hypnum L.; Neckera Hedwig. 



Leaves gen. sublinear obtusate; perichetial long-sheathing 

 short-pointed. Capsule oval; segments distinct, basal membrane 

 obsolete. Branches somelimes turgid and less distinctly pin- 

 nate. — Rocks princ. not shaded, i^wr. not r. Sweden, Switzerl.! 



B. Capsule wholly immersed. Leaves large strongly undulate 

 green not glossy. Monoecious. 



T.N.peniiata L. — Fontinalis L.; Neckera Hedwig. 



Leaves gen. sublinear obtusate, those of younger branches 

 us. longer-acuminate with narrower apical cells; perichetial gra- 

 dually acuminate long-pointed. Capsule oval; endo.=tome rudi- 

 mentary. Stem rigid. — Us. on trees r. on shaded rocks in 

 woods, somewhat r. Eur. Switzerl.! Amer. Can.: Macoun; Moser; 

 Waghorne. 



C. Capsule with shortly or not exserted pedicel. Leaves le§s 

 large not strongly undulate us. green; apical cells short. 



a. Dioecious r. fruiting. Capsule with emergent pedicel; endo- 

 storaial segments distinct. Leaves somewhat small, 



