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coBta excurrent. — Dung and rotten animals princ. lemminge. 

 Eur. Norway not r.! Sweden: M. Huss. Amer. Greenl.: Berg- 

 gren. Alaska: J. M. Macoun. Can.: Macoun; Waghorne. 

 4.T.urceolatus Bridel. — Splachnum Brid.; Tetraplodon B. S. 

 Capsule brownish not shorter than the blackish neck; pedicel 

 yellow about 1 c. m. long. Leaves suboval aplculate; costa 

 not distinctly confluent with the point. — Alp. region r. Eur. 

 Austria: Schimper; Breidler. Switzerl.: Muehlenbeck, com. Hus- 

 not. Amer. Can.: Drummond, com. Macoun. 



80. Dissodon Greville et Arnott. 



A. Leaves distant. Capsule with properistome; pedicel se- 

 taceous very long. Spores about 0,03 m. m. 

 l.D.splachnoides Thmiberg. — Weisia Th.; Dissodon Gr. etArn. 



Leaves sublingulate r. denticulate above. Capsule brown 

 roundish finally dilated at mouth, gen. shorter than neck. Tufts 

 sometimes high. — Bogs in alps, r. in lower regions, r. Eur. 

 Norway! Sweden: Thedenius. Scotl.: Manchester Cryptog. Soc. 

 Amer. Can.: Macoun. 



B. Leaves crowded entire. Capsule without properistome; 

 pedicel thickish not long. Spores about 0,04 m. m; 

 2.D.rroelichii Hedwig. — Splachnum H.; Dissodon G. et A. 

 1 Leaves suboblong. Capsule reddish oval not shorter than 

 neck; pedicel about 1,5 c. m. long. — Eai-th and rocks in alp. 

 regions r. Eur. Norway! Switzerl.: Schimper; H. Forssell. Amer. 

 Greenl.: Berggren. Can.: Macoun. 



S.D.Hornschuchii Greville et Arnott. 



Leaves suboval. Capsule pale brown suboblong shorter than 

 neck; pedicel about 0,5 c. m. long. Stem very short. — Earth 

 on alp. rocks r. Eur. Austria: Breidler, com. Warnstorf. Amer. 

 »U. S.»: Lesq. et Jam. 



81. Tayloria Hooker. 



A. Leaves with excurrent costa. Peristomial teeth not cleft. 

 l.T.Rudolphi Hornschuch. — Eremodon Hsch.; Tayloria Br. eur. 



Leaves sublingulate short-acuminate. Capsule yellowish oblong 

 longer than the narrow neck; teeth pale yellow loosely appres- 

 sed to capsule or erect when dry; lid conic; pedicel thick yello- 

 wish. Tufts high. — On trees r. Eur. Austria: Schimper; Renter. 



B. Costa of leaves not excurrent. 



a. Peristomial teeth entke appreesed to capsule when dr)-. 

 2.T.serrata Hedwig. — Splachnum H.; Tayloria B. S. 



Leaves obovate or suboblong short-acuminate acute. Capsule 

 suboblong yellowish brown not much thicker than neck when 



