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cious. Habit, of Bryum (Leptobryum). — On sandstone rooks 

 or on old trees r. Eur. Engl.: Hunt. France: Camus. Amer. 

 » Calif. »: Howe. 



Fam. 29. CinClidiaC88e Kindb., new fam. 

 136. Ginclidinm Swartz. 



A. Leaves pale-limbate not recurved. Capsules unknown. 

 l.C.Hymenophyllum Br. eur. — Mnium Br. eur.; Cinclidium 

 Lindb. 



Leaves spathulate-lingulate narrowly limbate long-decurrent 

 bright green; upper cells round-hexagonal or round-oval, the 

 basal rectangular; costa abbreviate. Tufts high very dense 

 tomentose to shoots. — Alp. rocks in northern districts, (» also 

 in Switzerl.»: PfefEer) r. Eur. Norwayl Sweden: E. Nyman. 

 Amer. Greenl.: Berggren. 



B. Leaves reddish or finally blackish limbate, more or less 

 recurved when dry. 



a. Leaves concave not decurrent; costa not excurrent. Synoe- 

 cious. 



2.C.8tygmm Swartz. 



Leaves broadly spathulate us. with short acute point, gen. 

 all red; those of stem r. blackish; shoots r. green; costa gen. 

 percurrent. Capsule suboval. — Swamps princ. in northern 

 alps. Eur. Sweden, Norway not r.! FinL: Brotherus, Amer. 

 Can.: Macoun; Waghorne. 



G. latifolium Lindb., hitherto not found in our district, differs 

 in convex shoot-leaves and dioecious inflorescence. 

 S.C.Subrotundum Lindberg. 



Leaves round-spathulate obtuse or with very short obtuse 

 point; those of stem green finally blackish; shoots green; costa 

 not percurrent. Capsule subglobose. — Swamps in northern 

 alps r. Eur. Norwayl Amer. Greenl.: Berggren. Can. Labrador: 

 Macoun. 



b. Shoot-leaves convex somewhat long-decurrent; costa ex- 

 current. Synoeoious, 



4.C.Macoanii Kindb. revue bryol. 1896. 



Stem-leaves round-spathulate finally blackish; shoot-leaves 

 pale red or greenish Ungulate gen. obtuse. Capsule subovaL 

 — Amer. r. Can. Rocky mts: J. Macoun 1885. 



C. Dioecious. Male flowers discoid. Leaves concave. 

 5.C.arcticum Br. eur. — Mnium Br. eur.; Cinclidium C. M. 



Stem-leaves red broadly spathulate often with short acute 



