— 103 — 



Leaves gen. narrower and acute or short-acuminate. — Eur. 

 r. Austria: Venturi. Sweden: E. Wetterhall. 

 34.E.Curvisetum Bridel. — Hypnam Biid.; Eurhynchium Husnot. 



Leaves oblong-lanceolate us. short-acuminate acute, nearly 

 entire below middle; cells lanceolate; costa shortish. Capsule 

 oval-oblong; lid rostrate. — Rocks r. Eur. Italy: Arcangeli. 

 Amer. U. S.: James. 



* E.litoreum Notaris. — Hypnum Not.; Eurhynchium Kindb., 

 Rhynchostegiella Limpricht. 



Leaves long-acuminate narrower. Lid of capsule rostellate. 

 — Wet rocks r. Eur. Switzerl.! France: Husnot. Germany: 

 Schimper. 



VI. Leiopodium Kindb. 

 1. Muraliformia. 



A. Leaves suboval-ovate obsoletely denticulate or entire; cells 

 gen. lanceolate-oblong. 



35.E.murale Necker. — Hypnum Neck.; Eurhynchium Milde; 

 Rhynchostegium Br. eur. 



Leaves obtusate (obtuse or short apiculate), nearly crowded; 

 not decurrent; alar cells suboval; costa thin gen. not long, 

 sometimes obsolete. Capsule oblong; pedicel short. Tufts green. 

 Stem creeping; branches sometimes julaceous. — Stone-walls 

 and rocks. Eur. Switzerl. I Sweden r.: S. Hardin; Berggren. 

 Engl.: Cash. France: Husnot. 



B. Leaves ovate or ovate-oblong denticulate; cells gen. Linear. 

 a. Leaves not decurrent. Pedicel short. 



36.E.rusciforme Weis. — Hypnum Weis; Eurhynchium Milde; 

 Rhynchostegium Schimp. 



Leaves us. obtusate (acute or r. obtuse) and large, r. distant; 

 lowest basal cells oblong-oval few not much distinct; costa thick 

 long often subpercurrent. Capsule oval-oblong. Tufts us. olive- 

 green. Stem often rigid, r. creeping. Plants us. robust, often 

 sterile. — Wet rocks and logs nearly common. Eur. Sweden, 

 Norway, Switzerl,, Italy! Amer. Can.: Macoun; Waghorne. 

 37.E.COnfertuni Dickson. — Hypnum Dicks.; Eurhynchium 

 Milde; Rhynchostegium Br. eur. 



Leaves acute or short-acuminate, nearly crowded; lowest basal 

 cells oval-oblong, alar not much distinct; costa thin vanishing 

 near middle, sometimes obsolete. Capsule suboblong or arcuate. 

 Tufts green. Stem creeping not rigid. Plants not robust. — 

 On stones, r. at base of trees. Eur. not r. in southern distr. 

 Switzerl.] 



