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C. Leaves gen. long-acuminate, Bometimes papillose near 

 apex; cells not sinuous. Pedicel of capsule straight. Dioecious. 

 58.G.tergestina Tommasini. 



Leaves with thickened borders, ovate-lanceolate somewhat 

 large: upper with long faintly denticulate hairpoint; basal cells 

 narrow-rectangular, the others short; costa not dilated above. 

 Capsule brown suboval; lid rostellate. Tufts pulvinate often 

 2 — 3 c, m. high, grayish when dry. — Calcareous rocks and 

 stones r. Eur. southern distr. Switzerl.! Austria: Schimper; 

 Roell. Italy: Bottini. France: Philibert. 



B. Leaves smooth gen. obtusate: lower obtuse muticous. 

 Pedicel of capsule curved; annulus narrow persistent. Monoe- 

 cious. 



a. Peristome present. 

 69.Gr.plagiopodia Hedwig. 



Upper leaves oblong with nearly smooth not long hairpoint; 

 cells not sinuous, gen. short, basal larger. Capsule pale brown 

 subglobose or broad-oval; lid nearly flat or subconvex, mamil- 

 late or apiculate; teeth orange. Tufts green or brown-green not 

 cohering, scarcely 1 c. m. high. — Dry rocks princ. of sand- 

 stone. Eur. less r. in southern distr. Germany; Schimper; 

 Schulze. France: Husnot m. gall. Amer. r. Can.: Macoun; 

 * G.Brandegei Austin. 



Perichetial leaves hyaline above often to middle; hairpoint 

 rough very long. Capsule subglobose; pedicel very short. — 

 Amer. r. Can.: Macoun. 



b. Peristome us. wanting. 

 60.G.anodon Bryol. eur. 



Upper leaves narrowly ovate-oblong acute with long nearly 

 smooth hairpoint; cells not sinuous: basal narrow-rectangularj 

 the others short; costa broader above. Capsule red-yellow broad- 

 oval, finally subpomiform; lid low subconvex mamillate or api- 

 culate; peristome none. Perichetial leaves larger and longer; 

 basal cells very long. Tufts not or loosely cohering grayish 

 green about 1 c. m. high. — Dry rocks also in alps. Eur. 

 less r. Norway! Germany: Schimper. Austria: Venturi. Amer. r.- 

 Can.: Macoun. 



6LG.aIpina Kindb. enum. bryin. dovr.; revue bryol. 1896. -^ 

 »G. plagiopodia » : Zetterstedt; »G. anodon»: Limpricht; G. Lim- 

 prichtii Kern. 



Differs from the last: Leaves broader, ovate or broadly ovate- 

 oblopg obtuse without hairpoint; cells often sinuous gen. ^ sub- 



