— 138 — 



bb. Branches green not julaceous. Branch-leaves long often 

 cii-cinnate; cells narrow. 

 42.H.p8eudo-fastigiatnm C. M. et Kindb. cat. Can. m. 



Stem-leaves broad-ovate abruptly narrowed to a long filiform 

 point, decm-rent; branch-leaves ovate-lanceolate; alar cells small 

 distinct finally brownish. Capsule pale red; lid rostellate; pe- 

 dicel short. — Trees r. Eur. Norway near Lillehammer! Sweden: 

 H. Nordenstroem. Amer. Can.: Macoun. 

 43.H.niicro-reptile Kindb. revue bryol. 1895. — H. reptile 



C. M. syn., not Michaux; H. pallescens Schimp. syn., not 

 Beauvois, also not Leskea pallescens Hedwig. 



Leaves and capsules smaller than in the 4 last species. 

 Leaves ovate-lanceolate circinnate with long subulate acumen; 

 alar cells small few hyaline. Capsule finally brown; Ud and 

 pedicel as in the last. — Rocks and trees. Eur. r. Germany: 

 Milde. Amer. not r. Can.: Macoun; Moser; Fowler; Waghorne. 



D. S.; Green, com. Cardot. 



B. Stem irregularly divided sparingly radiculose; paraphyllia 

 fiUform numerous. Branch-leaves gen. entire below acumen; 

 lower basal cells often pale finally orange. 

 44.H.canariense Mitten. — Stereodon Mitt.; Hypnum Kindb.; 

 H. Waghornei Kindb. cat. Canad. m. 



Leaves long-acuminate ovate-lanceolate circinnate; alar cells 

 small dusky numerous, the others narrow. Capsules not seen; 

 pedicel not long. — Trees and humid rocks r. Eur. Irel. near 

 KiUarney: Lindberg, com. Braithwaite. Amer. N. Foundl.: Wag- 

 home. 



3, Imponentiformia. 



A. Tufts nearly eradiculose us. brown. Leaves dark-brown 

 at insertion, long-acuminate; alar cells not large. Capsule narrow; 

 Ud long-conic rostellate. R. fruiting. 



45.H.imponens Hedwig. 



Leaves us. not recurved; alar cells on a short-triangular space, 

 the others linear. Stem-leaves entire from ovate base abruptly 

 narrowed; branch-leaves denticulate at acumen. Capsule cylindric 

 often neaiiy straight; teeth yellow; ciha appendiculate. Para- 

 phyllia broad. Stem brown. Dioecious. Differs from H. cu- 

 pressiforme in often circinnate leaves and their brown cells at 

 insertion. — Rocks and logs in woods. Eur. r. Sweden less r., 

 Germany, Switzerl.l Engl.: Holt. Amer. (»common»: Lesq. et 

 Jam.). Can.: Macoun. 



B. Stem us. creeping. Tufts us. green. Capsule thick; lid 



