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sublinear. Plants bright green, sparingly radiculose. — Capsules 

 unknown. — Stones in alp. region r. Eur. Sweden in Lapland: 

 E. Nyman. 



47. Pylaisiella Kindberg, new genus. 

 l.P.velutina Schimper. — Pylaisia Sch.; Sail. icon, m., in 

 part. 



Leaves entire from ovate-oblong base acuminate, recurved to 

 acumen, subdecurrent; upper cells, also the middle marginal, 

 rhomboidal; inner cells sublinear-lanceolate, inner basal narrow 

 orange; angular cells diversiform, special alar few large inflated 

 brown or hyaline, inner angular small green numerous. Peri- 

 chetial leaves plicate serrulate. Capsule large cylindric not 

 contracted at mouth; teeth orange; segments split in two densely 

 dentate legs, basal ihembrane very low; cilia none; pedicel long. 

 Spores large. Branches not julaceous. Tufts green or brown- 

 yellow. — Trees. Amer. Can. Macoun; Moser. 



In the cited Sull. icon. m. leaves are longer acuminate, their 

 alar cells not delineated, endostomial segments adhering in their 

 whole length to the teeth. 

 ^.P.subdenticulata Schimper. — Pylaisia Sch,; Sull. ic. m. 



Leaves small ovate-lanceolate long-acuminate minutely denti- 

 culate at acumen, faintly recurved below, not decurrent; angular 

 cells small green, the others sublinear. Perichetial leaves as in 

 the last. Capsule small oblong-cylindric not contracted; teeth 

 yellow; segments split, basal membrane elevate; cilia long sub- 

 appendiculate; pedicel short. Spores small. Branches not jula- 

 ceous. Tufts pale green or yellowish. Smaller than Pylaisia 

 polyanthos. — • Trees r. Amer. Can,: Waghorne. LT. S.: Austin, 

 com. Macoun. 



48. Eaphidostegium Notaris. 



A. Capsule oblique or curved. Leaves entire below. 



I. Eu-Raphidostegium. Branches not or faintly compressed. 

 Leaves plurifarious us. small and crowded. 



II. Pseudo-PIagiothecium. Branches complanate. Leaves 

 Bubdistichous not densely crowded, sometimes large. 



B. Capsule straight erect. Leaves denticulate all around. 



III. Pseudo-Pylaisia. Branches not or faintly compressed. 

 Leaves small not densely crowded. 



I. Eu-Raphidostegium. 

 A. Leaves curved (incurved or subfalcate), distinctly denti- 

 culate above, with ovate-oblong base and short acumen, crowded. 

 Stem creeping; branches crowded faintly compressed. 



