66 THE SPHAGNACEZ OR PEAT-MOSSES OF 
Var. B. sguarrosulum, Russow. 
Plants very small, branch leaves recurved at apex; branches 
shorter, scarcely curved. 
Syvnon.— Sth. Girgensohnit var. sguarrosulum, Russow, Torfm. p. 47. SCHIMP. 
Synop. ed. 2, p. 828. 
Has.—Wet grassy places, at Appelsee and Ziegelskoppel, near Dorpat. 
14. Sphagnum acutifolium, Exruarrt. 
Pr. XVIHI-XXI. 
Monoicous or dioicous; pale green, usually tinged with purple. ¢ 
Cuticular cells in 3-4 strata. Stem leaves ovate, acute, 5-toothed 
at apex, broadly bordered with narrow cells. Branches 3-5 in a 
fascicle, their leaves ovato-lanceolate, toothed at the slightly 
truncate apex, margin involute in the upper third ; chlorophyllose 
cells obtusely trigonous, placed between the hyaline at concave 
surface of leaf. 
Synon.—Muscus erectus palustris albus, foliis capillaceis, Doopy, Ray, Syn. ed. 2, 
app. 338 (1696). 
Sphagnum cauliferum et ramosum palustre molle candicans, refiexis ramulis, foliolis 
angustioribus, DILL. Cat. Giss. 229 (1719), et in Ray, Syn. ed. 3, p. 104, 2 (1724). 
Sph. palustre, molle deflexum, sguamis capillaceis, DLL. Hist. Muse. p. 243, t. 32, 
f, 2A (1741), et Herbar. n. 2, two spec. on left hand. 
Sph. palustre, B. L. Sp. Pl. p. 1569 (1753). Huns. Fl. Angl. p. 465 (1762). 
Hepw. Fund. Musc. i. t. 3, f 13-15 (1781). Roru, WITHER. WEIss, HuLt, &c. 
Sph. acutifolium, EHRH. Pl. Crypt. Exsic. n. 72 (1786). SCcHRAD. Spic. Fl. Germ. 
p- 58 (1794). ScHutz, Fl. Starg. p. 275 (1806). Wes. Mour, Bot. Tasch. p. 73 
(1807). ScHKuHR, Deutschl. Moose, p. 15, t. 6 (1810). SCHWwarEGR. Suppl. I. pt. 1, 
p- 15, t. 5 (1811). ROHLING, Deutschl. Fl. iii. p. 36 (1813). Fl. Danica, t. 1531 
(1816). Hoox. Tayi.*Musc. Brit. p. 4, t. 4 (1818). Funcx, Taschenh. p. 5, t. 3 
(1821). Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Plants, i. p. 710, 3 (1821). ZuNK. Dierr. Muse. 
Thuring. fasc. 1, n. 20 (1821). Nzxrs, Hscu. St. Bryol. Germ. i. p. 19, t. 3, f. 8, 
et 8** (1823). Htsen. Musc. Germ. p. 28 (1833). Dr Nor. Syll. Musc. Ital. 
p- 297 (1838). C. MULL. Synops. i. p. 96 (1849). Dozy, MoLkens. Prodr. Fl. 
Batav. p. 78 (1851). Wus. Bryol. Brit. p. 20, t. 4 (1855). SuLz. Mosses of Un. 
St. p. 12, n. rz (1856). Harrm. Skand. Fl. Scuimp. Torfin. p. 56, t. 13 (1858); 
Synops. p. 672 (1860), et ed. 2, p. 825 (1876). Linps. in Ofv. K. Vet. Ak. Forh. 
xix. p. 138, n. 5 (1862). BERKEL. Handb. Br. Moss. p. 307, t. 2, f. 4 (1863). 
Russow, Torfm. p. 37 (1865). ScHLIEPH. in Verh. Z. B. Gesel. Wien, 1865, p. 389. 
Kuincer. in Schr. der K. Phys. Gek. Gesel. zu Konigs. 1872, p. 2. Mui.psz, Bryol. 
Siles. p. 381 (1869). Hopx. Syn. Br. Mos. p. 24 (1873). Brairuw. Sphag. Brit. 
Exsic. n. 31 et 42 3 (1877). 
Sph. capillifolium, EuRu. Hann. Mag. 1780, p. 35. SCHRANK, Baiersch, FI. ii. 
P- 434 (1789). Mcancu, Pl. Marburg, p. 727 (1794). Swrz. Act. Holm. 1795, 
p- 281. Brip. Musc. Rec. ii. pt. 1, p. 24 (1798); Sp. Musc. i. p. 16 (1806); 
Mantissa, p. 1 (1819); Bryol. Univ. i. p. 11 (1826). Hepw. Sp. Muse. p. 28 (1801). 
