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piriform; pedicel straight. Stems very short not tufted. — 

 Limestone and sandstone rocks. Eur. Switzerh! Sweden: J. 

 Hulting. Nonvaj': Arnell. Engl.: Rogers. Amer. Can.: Drum- 

 mond; Macoun. 



II. Eu-Seligeria. 

 A. Leaves long subulate-acuminate plurifarious; costa us. ex- 

 current. 



a. Stem very short. Capsule piriform or subclavate. 

 2.S.recurvata Hedv^ig. — Grimmia H.; Seligeria Br. et Sch.; 

 S. setacea (Wulfen) Lindb. 



Leaves with long-excurrent costa. Capsule piriform; teeth obtuse 

 or subacute; pedicel us. arcuate. Loosely tufted. — On sand- 

 stone. Eur. not r. Sweden, Italy, Switzerl.l Engl.: Rogers. 

 Amer. Can.: Drummond; Macoun. 



* S.erecta Phihbert. — sWeisia Seligeri Hooker ct Wilson »: 

 Lq. et Jam. 



Leaves shorter. Pedicel us. straight erect. — Rocks r. Eur. 

 Switzerl.: Philibert. Amer. »U. S.: Drummond*: Lesq. et Jam. 

 S.S.pusilla Ehrhart. — Afzelia Ehrh.; Seligeria B. S. 



Leaves of fruiting stem with a not distinctly excurrent costa. 

 Capsule piriform erect; teeth obtuse; pedicel straight. Loosely 

 tufted. — Damp shady rocks of limestone or sandstone. Eur. 

 Switzerl.! Sweden: E. Adlerz. Norway: E. Nyman. Engl.: 

 Whitehead. Amer. »Can. and U. S.»: Lesq. et Jam. 



* Sacutifolia Lindberg. 



Leaves with more distinctly excurrent costa. Pedicel often 

 very short. — Eur. r. Engl.: Rogers. 



4.S.paiicifoIia Dickson. — Bryum Dicks.; Seligeria Carruthers; 

 Braithwaite; S. subcernua Schimper. 



Leaves with us. short-excurrent costa. Capsule subclavate 

 sometimes inclined; teeth acute; pedicel subercct flexuous. — 

 Chalk blocks r. Eur. »Engl.»: Braithwaite. 



b. Stem somewhat high about 1 c. m. Capsule subglobose 

 or oval. 



5.S.polaris Berggren. 



Leaves with long excurrent (osta. Capsule subglobose; teeth 

 subacute somewhat long; pedicel exserted not or slightly cur- 

 ved. Densely tufted. — On earth in arctic district r. Eut. 

 Spetsbergen: Berggren, com. A. G. Nathorst. 

 S.S.SUbinmiersa Lindberg musci scandinav. 



sDiffers from S. recurvata in the stem higher, to 1 c. m.; 

 angular leaf-cells dicranoid; capsule oval scarcely emergent 



