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becoming denser, fibrose, and porose toward the broadly truncate 
toothed apex. 
Has.—Deep marshes in the north of Europe, forming great tufts in the water, 
like islands. Fr. July. 
Evurope.—Karesuando, in Tornean Lapland (Lestadius, 1825); Lycksele, in 
Lulea Lappmark (Angstrom, 1858); also in Pitean Lapland, between Lakes 
Skutijaur and Storavaviken, and in many places in Umean Lapland (Angstrém). 
Finland: At Kajana (Malmgren) ; Ruovesi (Simming), and Sarvivaara, in Ostro- 
bothnia (Brotherus). Norway: Drivstuen, in the Dovrefjeld (Berggren). 
This fine species has not much affinity with either of those with 
which it is grouped, nor indeed with any others; in aspect it most 
reminds us of SPA. cymbzfolium, from which it is at once distinguished 
by its toothed branch leaves and non-fibrose cuticular cells. 
It has not yet been found in America. 
9. Sphagnum molle, Sutttvanrt. 
PL. XII. 
Monoicous ; in very soft, dense tufts, whitish green above, pale 
brown below. Stem with 2-3 strata of cuticular cells. Stem 
leaves large, obovato-spathulate, 3-toothed at apex, very narrowly 
bordered ; the hyaline cells fibrose and porose in the upper part. 
Leaves of divergent branches oblong-ovate, convolute above, the 
apex truncate, with 5-6 irregular teeth; hyaline cells prominent 
and confluent at back, the chlorophyllose triangular, projecting 
between the hyaline at the concave surface of leaf. 
Synon.— Sfh. molle, Suu. Musci Allegh. n. 205 (1845); Mosses of Un. St. 
p. 13, n. 14 (1856); Ic. Musc. p. 7, t. 4 (1864). 
Sph. tabulare, SULL. Musc. Allegh. n. 204; Mosses of Un. St. p. 12, n. 13. 
Sph. compactum 8. ramulosum, C. Mb... Syn. Muse. ii. p. 539 (1851). 
Monoicous or dioicous ? growing in soft, densely cushioned tufts ; 
yellowish green or whitish green above, pale brown below. Stem 
3-5 in. high, pale green, slender, with 2-3 layers of non-porose 
cuticular cells, those of the peripheral layers pale yellowish. Stem 
leaves large, closely set, obovate-spathulate, minutely auricled, 
patent and deflexed; the margin involute above, very narrowly 
bordered ; apex with three teeth and a few smaller ones below; 
hyaline cells weakly fibrose in the upper third. 
Ramuli crowded, 3-4 in a fascicle, nearly alike, short, slender, 
divergent or ascending ; the retort célls elongated, a little recurved 
at apex. Branch leaves divergent or subsquarrose, oblong-ovate, 
