— 99 — 



Lower stem-leaves entire ovate abruptly short-acuminate. 

 Upper stem-leaves subdenticulate narrowly ovate-oblong, gradually 

 subulate-acuminate; branch-leaves shorter, ovate-oblong acute or 

 Bubobtuse, sometimes with filiform point; upper cells rhombic- 

 oblong, middle and lower lanceolate-linear, the not large angular 

 hyaline subquadrate; costa stout but not long, vanishing near 

 or above middle, sometimes forking. Perichetial leaves long- 

 acuminate nearly entire. Capsule horizontal turgid oval-oblong 

 or faintly curved; lid apiculate or rostellate. Tufts green or 

 golden glossy. Branches obtuse. — ■ On rocks or stonewalls or 

 on earth in grassy places r. Eur. Italy: Arcangeli. Greece: 

 Heldreich. France: Husnot; Le Jolis. Germany: Roell. Engl.: 

 Curnow. Amer. »U. S.»: Lesq. et Jam. 



20.E.caespitoSUin Wilson. — Hypnum Wils.; Eurhynchium 

 Milde. 



DiHers from the last: Stem-leaves entire, from subovate base 

 tapering to a short subulate point. Branch-leaves subovate 

 short-acuminate acute; cosla thinner. Capsule suboblong nearly 

 straight suberect; lid short-apiculate. Tufts green or dirty green. 

 Branches attenuate. — Sandstone, willow-trees and humid earth 

 r. Eur. Engl.: Wilson, com. Schimper. France: com. Husnot. 

 Amer. Can.: Macoun. 

 21.E.SUbcaespitosum Kindb. revue bryol. 1895. 



Difiers from the both last: Leaves narrower, less crowded 

 and not densely appressed; those of stem ovate-oblong often 

 filiform-pointed; cells gen. linear exc. the dilated hyaline alar 

 and lowest basal. Branch-leaves denticulate only in upper 'A. 

 Tufts 3'ellowish green faintly glossy. Capsules unknown. — ■ 

 Wet rocks r. Amer. Can. Vane, isl.: Macoun 1893. 



b. Branch-leaves sharply serrate near apex. Monoecious. 

 22.E.MaC0Uiiii Kindb. revue bryol. 1895. 



Stem-leaves ovate-oblong long-acuminate often filiform-pointed, 

 denticulate at least at acumen. Branch-leaves subovate-lanceo- 

 late obtusate denticulate below; upper cells rhombic, alar hya- 

 line subquadrate, the others sublincar -lanceolate; costa stout 

 vanishing above middle. Perichetial leaves long-acuminate fili- 

 form-pointed denticulate above. Capsule narrow-cylindric sub- 

 erect nearly straight; lid rostellate. Tufts golden glossy or green. 

 Stem subpinnate; branches acute. — Logs and willow-trees r. 

 Amer. Pacif. distr. Can.: Roell; Macoun Canad. musci 290 in part. 

 IV. Starkeella Kindb. 



A. Leaves more or less striate or plicate. Monoecious. 



