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eradiculose. — Earth in subalp. region r. Amer. Can. Brit. 

 Col.: Macoun. 



B. Pedicel of capsule faintl.y rough in its whole length. Tufts 

 loose sparingly radiculo.se. Stem irregularly branching. Cilia 

 of ondostome not appendiculate. 



a. Leaves auricled with distinct alar cells; other cells 

 sublinear. 



28.B.canipestre Bruch; Br. eur. 



Leaves denticulate all around, recurved at one border to 

 acumen, decurrent, narrowly ovate-oblong or ovate-lanceolate 

 often with subfiliform twisted point; alar cells few hyaline 

 somewhat large; costa vanishing below acumen. Capsule arcuate; 

 teeth orange; lid apiculate; pedicel gen. long. Tufts green or 

 yellowish faintly glossy. Habit of B. salebrosum. Dry and 

 grassy places sometimes on rocks. Eur. r. Sweden!; H. The- 

 denius. Norway: Bryhn. Germany: Warnstorf. Austria: Berg- 

 gren. Amer. Can. less r.: Macoun; Moser. U. S. New Jersey: 

 com. Macoun. 



29. B.leucoglaucum C. M. et Kindb. Canad. m. 



Leaves sharply serrate above, recurved only near base, from 

 ovate base suddenly tapering to a somewhat long subfiliform 

 point; alar cells small numerous; costa long sometimes subper- 

 current. Tufts whitish or subglaucous green. Otherwise as 

 the last. — Earth and logs in woods r. Amer. Can. New Bruns- 

 wick: J. Moser. 



b. Leaves not auricled; lowest basal cells dilated nearly 

 uniform, alar not well-distinct; other cells linear. 

 SO.B.mirabundum C. M. et Kindb. 1. c. 



Leaves nearly entire below, denticulate at the very long 

 involute or channelled acumen, broadly recurved at least at 

 one side to it, ovate-lanceolate very long, gradually narrowed 

 from the subovate concave basal part, short-decurrent; costa 

 vanishing in acumen, Ca))Bule small arcuate; teeth brown; pe- 

 dicel very short. Tufts faintly or silky glossy, yellowish or 

 pale green, nearly eradiculose. Branches sciuroid-curved. — 

 Logs in woods r. Amer. Can. eastern distr.: Moser; AVaghorne. 

 31.B.geinniascen.s C. M. et Kindb. 1. c. 



Leaves faintly denticulate all around, not decurrent, narrowly 

 ovate-lanceolate with twisted point; costa vanishing below acumen. 

 Capsule small round-oval oblique; teeth dark orange; segments 

 short; lid conic apiculate; pedicel long. Tufts dense green of 



