— Ill — 



Leaves ovate- oblong abruptly narrowed; cells fiublinear exc. 

 the alar. Stem-leaves nearly entire. Capsule oval-oblong or 

 arcuate; lid rostrate; pedicel faintly rough. Stem pinnate; bran- 

 ches not julaceous. Tufts green. — On earth among grass, r. 

 on rocks. — Eur. common. Sweden I Amer. r. Can.: Moser; 

 Waghorne. U. S.: Austin, com. Macoun. 

 H.B.Ryani Kaurin. 



Differs from the last: Leaves nearly gradually acuminate, 

 those of branches broadly ovate-lanceolate. Lid of capsule not 

 rostrate. — On earth r. Eur. Norway: Ryan, com. Kaurin. 

 15.B.Vaiicheri Schimper. — - Eurhynchium Sch ; Brachythecium 

 Kindb.; Hypnum C. M. 



Leaves from broadly ovate-oblong base gradually or abruptly 

 narrowed, denticulate all around; cells lanceolate exc. the alar. 

 Bi'anch-leaves sometimes ovate-lanceolate. Capsule subovate or 

 nblong; lid rostellate or short-a.piculate. Stem not pinnate; 

 branches us. julaceous. ■ — Rocks gen. r, Eur. Switzerl.l Sweden: 

 P. Olsson (fruit). Germany: Schimper. Amer.i. » Can.: Macoun »: 

 Lesq. et Jam. 



16,B.fagineiim (H. Mueller as var.) Kindb. in check-list. — 

 Eurhynchium Vaucheri var. fagineum H. MuelL; »E. germanum 

 Grebes: Limpricht. 



Leaves ovate-lanceolate gen. gradually acuminate and nearly 

 entire somewhat small, not appressed when dry; cells as in 

 the last. » Capsule curved; lid rostrate; pedicel smooths; Lim- 

 pricht. — Trees r. Eur. Switzerl.l France: Husnot. 



B. Leaves abruptly narrowed to a short narrowly subulate 

 often twisted point, short-decurrent. 



IT.B.crassinerve Taylor. — Hypnum Tayl.; Brachythecium 

 Kindb.; Eurhynchium Br. eur. 



Leaves broad-ovate or ovate-oblong denticulate princ. above; 

 upper cells lanceolate, lower oblong-oval very numerous, alar 

 nearly similar often green; costa us. thicker at base, reaching 

 to ^/4 or shorter, sometimes forked. Perichetial leaves costate 

 long-subulate. Capsule oval-oblong; lid rostrate; cilia not appen- 

 dicLilnte. Tufts us. green sometimes silky glossy. Stem irre- 

 gularly divided; branches long often thick and julaceous. Habit 

 of B. rufahulum or B. populemn. — Shady or humid gen. cal- 

 careous rocks. Eur. not r. Sweden, Germany, Switzerl,, Italy! 

 IS.B.colpophyllum SuUivant. — Eurhynchium Sull. ic. m,; 

 Brachythecium Kindb. 



Differs from the last: Leaves more faintly denticulate; alar 



