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cells narrower, short-rectangular in many rows. Capsule oval- 

 oblong on elongate branches, with a not longer lid; pedicel 

 3 — 4 times longer; teeth more distant, long subulate not cleft; 

 calyptra short cucullate. Tufts blackish green when dry. Stem 

 about 3 centim. long. — Submerged stones and logs r. Amer. 

 U. S.: Leiberg, com. Mi's Britton. 



Fam. 20. SplachnacesB- 



77. Splachnum L. 



I. Umbracularia. Apophysis open umbracullform very large. 

 Leaves from round-oval base abruptly long-acuminate. 



II. AmpuUaria. Apophysis inflated not open, very much 

 broader than capsule; pedicel reddish. 



III. Pseudo-Haplodon. Neck solid, not much broader or 

 sometimes a little narrower than capsule; pedicel yellowish. 



I. Umbracularia C. Mueller. 

 l.S.mbrum Montin. 



Capsule brown; apophysis campanulate purpUsh red; pedicel 

 red. Leaves us. denticulate all around. — On dung in peat- 

 bogs in northern districts r. Eur. Sweden! Amer. Can.: Hay, 

 com. Macoun. 

 2.S.luteiira Montin. 



Capsule pale brown; apophysis yeUow campanulate finally 

 plane; pedicel orange. Leaves often nearlj'^ entire. — North, 

 distr. r. Eur. Sweden! Amer. Alaska: Dawson, com. Macoun. 

 »Can.: Drummond»: Macoun. 

 3.S.meIanocanlon (\A'ahlenberg as. var.) Sch-wsegrichen. 



Capsule and pedicel brownish; apophysis pale yellow soon 

 becoming plane. — Very r. Eur. »Lapland»: Wahlenb. Amer. 

 sCan.: Kocky mts»: Macoun and Mitten. 



n. AmpuUaria C. Mueller. 

 4.S.ampullaceuni L. 



Capsule with piriform reddish yellow finally lilac apophysis; 

 pedicel often very long. Leaves more or less narrow often 

 subulate-acuminate; the upper serrate shorter. Sometimes mon- 

 oecious. — In humid pasturages less r. Eur. Sweden not r.! 

 France: Du Noday. Amer. Can.: Macoun; Waghorne. U. S.: 

 Henderson, com. Cardot. 

 S.S.Tasculosum L. 



Capsule with globose purpHsh finally blackish red apophysis* 

 pedicel not much long. Leaves broad gen. suboval with broad 

 short obtuse acumen, r. denticulate; the lower broader. 



