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Peat-bogs in northern alps r. Eur. Sweden, Norwayl Scotl.: 

 Rogers. Finl.: Lindberg. Amer. »Can.: Drummond»: C. M. »Sitka»: 

 Lesq. et Jam. »Greenl.»: Berggren. 



III. Pseudo-Haplodon Kindb. 

 G.S.sphaericum L. fil. — »S. pedundulatum Hudson*: Lindb. 



Capsule with reddish yellow finally blackish (globose, ovoid 

 or piriform) neck; pedicel often very long, sometimes very short. 

 Leaves subulate acuminate gen. oblong sometimes denticulate; 

 the lower very much smaller. — Princ. in northern alps. Eur. 

 Norway not r.! Austria: Venturi. Amer. Can.: Drummond; 

 Macoun, 



78. Haplodon (R. Brown, Lindb. as subg.) Kindb. n. genus. 

 l.H.Wormskioldii Hornemann. Splachnum Horn. 



Leaves entire from subovate base abruptly acuminate. Cap- 

 sule small reddish finally blackish, shorter than the small 

 suboval neck and scarcely narrower or sometimes broader when 

 dry; pedicel pale yellow setaceous 1 — 3 c. m. long. Tufts 

 high dense. — Northern princ. arctic districts (us. on dead 

 lemmings) r. Eur. Norwayl Spetsbergen: Berggren. Amer. Can.: 

 Waghorne. Alaska: J. M. Macoun, Greenl.: Breutel; Berggren. 

 79. Tetraplodon Bruch et Schimper. 



A. Leaves long narrow gradually subulate-acuminate us. 

 dentate or denticulate. Pedicel thin not much emerging above 

 the tufts. 



LT.angustatus L. fil. — Splachnum L. fil.; Tetraplodon B. S, 

 Capsule greenish finally pale brown or yellow, much shorter 

 than neck; pedicel pale setaceous. Leaves gen. denticulate 

 above; costa long-excurrent. Tufts dense often high. — Dung 

 and rotten animals princ. in alps, r. Eiir. Norwayl Sweden: 

 M. Huss. Austria: Husnot M. G. Amer. Can.: Macoun; Wag- 

 horne. 

 2.T.aii8tralis Sullivant et Lesquereux; SuU. ic. m. 



Capsule finally brown scarcely shorter, in dry state broader, 

 than neck; pedicel brownish capillary. Leaves very narrow 

 sometimes fimbriate, r. nearly entire; costa gen. percurrent, in 

 uppermost leaves often excurrent. Tufts low less dense. — 

 Amer. r. U. S.: Austin, com. Mrs Britton. » Can. »: Lesq. et Jam. 



B. Leaves broad entire abruptly narrowed. Pedicel subfili- 

 form somewhat thick and exserted above the very compact tufts. 

 S.T.mnioides L. fil. — Splachnum L. fil.; Tetraplodon B. S. 



Capsule green-yellow or pale red finally red; neck red-rufous 

 much longer; pedicel reddish often long. Leaves suboblong; 



