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gent. Tufts fuscous about 1 c. m. high. — Granitic blocks in 

 subalp. region r. Eur. Portugal: E. Levier. 



IV. Pseudo-Schistidium Kiudb. 

 1 . Pilif erse. 

 54.G.pilifera Palisot de Beauvois; C. M. — Weieia Roehling; 

 Grimmia pennsylvanica Sulliv. icon. muse. 



Leaves long ovate-lanceolate acute, not appressed but faintly 

 flexuous when dry; upper cells subquadrate sinuous, the others 

 rectangular exc. the subquadrate alar; hairpoint brown below, 

 not long. Capsule oval; lid rostrate; calyptra mitriform; pedi- 

 cel straight; annulus broad revoluble. Tufts loose brown about 

 2 c. m. high. — ■ Amer. Can.: Drummond n. 56, com. Macoun. 

 U. S.: Austin, com. Macoun; Sullivant, com. C. Mueller. 



2. Crinitse, 



A. Annulus of capsule broad revoluble; peristome present. 



a. Leaves short obtusate obtuse concave; cells sinuous. Cap- 

 sule red-brown, rugose when dry; pedicel curved; calyptra cu- 

 cuUate. Monoecious. 

 55.G.criiiita Bridel. 



Leaves not thickened at borders: lower sublong, upper obovate- 

 oblong larger; upper cells quadrate, middle short-rectangular, 

 lower long hyaline; hairpoint long. Capsule ovate; lid short- 

 conic. Tufts grayish loosely cohering, 1 c. m. or lower. — 

 Stone-walls. Eur. princ. in southern districts. Switzerl.l Prance: 

 Zetterstedt. Austria: Schmidt. 



h. Leaves somewhat long-acuminate acute carinate above; 

 cells sinuous. Capsule pale yellow not rugose; pedicel straight; 

 calyptra mitriform. Monoecious. 

 56.0.triformis Carestia et Notaris. 



Lower leaves small; upper larger and broadly ovate-lanceolate, 

 not appressed when dry, us. curved when moistened; cells yel- 

 lowish small quadrate exc. the rectangular lower basal, alar 

 hyaline numerous; hairpoint nearly smooth, in upper leaves long. 

 Capsule subglobose-cyathiform; lid convex mamillate. Tufts 

 green 1 — 2 c. m. high. — In alps r. Eur. Switzerl.l Italy: 

 Carestia, com. Geheeb. 

 57.€r.Ganderi Limpricht. 



Differs from the last: Leaves longer acuminate, not curved 

 when moistened; upper cells oval-oblong; hairpoint long. Ijid 

 of capsule short-conic. — Schistose alp. rocks r. — Eur. Austria: 

 Gander, com. E. Adlerz. 



