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orange; pedicel about 1 c. m. long. Tufts dense gi-eenish about 

 1,5 c. m. high. — On shores of Atlantic sea r. Eur. Norway: 

 I. Hagen. 



bb. Upper leaves us. long-acuminate. Capsule gen. sub- 

 oblong, longer than neck. 

 158.B.incIinatum Swartz. — Pohlia Sw.; Bryum Br. eur. 



Leaves narrowly ovate-oblong, the uppermost (also on shoots) 

 us. glomerate; upper cells narrow; costa sometimes not long- 

 excurrent. Capsule gen. suboblong; lid short-conic; pedicel about 

 3 — 4 c. m. long. Stem very short with short shoots. — On 

 earth also in alps. JEur. not uncommon. Sweden, Norway! 

 Finl.: Brotherus. Amer. Can.: J, Macoun; Waghorne. Alaska* 

 J. M. Macoun. 

 159.B.lapponicum Kaurin. 



Differs from the last: Leaves broader, subovate not long-acu- 

 minate; pedicel of capsule 5 — 6 c. m. long; lid mamillate; stem 

 distinct; tufts more dense, about 2 c. m. high; spores some- 

 what larger. — Eur. Norway near Tromsoe: Kaurin, com. N. 

 Brj'hn. 



* B.subincliuatuui Kindb. n. subsp. 



Spores smaller about 0,02 m. m. Endostome adhering to 

 teeth; lid apiculate. Tufts very dense and tomentose. — Amet . 

 Can. northern Labrador: Macoun 1896. 

 leO.B.Hagenii Limpricht. 



Differs from B. incUnatum: Leaves longer, often denticulate 

 above; the lower on shoots (barren stems) short-decurrent. Lid 

 of capsule low; spores larger. Tufts higher. — Rocks r. Eur, 

 Norway: I. Hagen. 



* B.ciirvatiim Kaurin et Arnell. 



Capsule and its neck sometimes curved or oblique. — Eur. r. 

 Norway: Arnell. 

 lei.B.Froudei Kindb. in Ottawa Naturalist V. 



Leaves ovate-lanceolate, twisted when dry: the uppermost not 

 glomerate; upper cells very long and narrow; costa longexcur- 

 rent. Capsule oblong-obovate; lid flat mamillate or subapicu- 

 late; pedicel about 3 c. m., not much longer than tufts. Spores 

 scarcely 0,03 m. m. Stem distinct and tomentose with longish 

 shoots. — Amer. r. Alaska: J. M. Macoun. Can.: J. Macoun. 



7. Rutilantiformia. 

 162.B.rutilan8 Bridel. — B. oeneum Blytt. 



Leaves ovate-lanceolate long-acuminate, broadly limbate find 

 reflexed, gen. entire, twisted when dry, finally copper-red; costa 



