78 THE SPHAGNACE.Z OR PEAT-MOSSES OF 
Capsules numerous, seated in the capitulum, moderately elevated. 
Perichztia large, inflated; the bracts yellowish green, lower elon- 
gated oblong, upper broadly obovate-oblong, convolute, truncate 
and fimbriate at apex, transversely undulate at base, without fibres 
or pores. Spores yellow. 
Male inflorescence consisting of few antheridia, which are borne 
on the pendent branches. 
Hazs.—Deep bogs in the north. Fr. July. 
Europe.—Near Lakes Betsetjaur, Skatijaur, and Storavaviken, in Pitean Lapland 
(Lindberg, 1856); pretty generally distributed in other parts of Lapland, as well as 
in Finland and the north of Sweden; Dovrefjeld, Norway (Berggren); in the 
Riesengebirge, Silesia; Weisse Wiese (Sendtner, 1838); Kleiner Teich, Pantsche 
Fall ; Elbwiesen; Gr. and KI. Schneegrube (Milde); Alps of Salzburg (Sauter). 
Ben Wyvis, in Ross-shire, Scotland (McKinlay, 1867); north end of island of 
Unst, Shetland (Sim, 1878). 
N. America.—Newfoundland ; Canada (Drummond), and also in Greenland. 
This fine species closely resembles Sp. intermedium in ap- 
pearance, but is easily distinguished by the very different stem 
leaves, and the non-undulated branch leaves, unaltered by drying, 
as well as by the glossy ferruginous tint; it is also much more 
robust, and by the areolation comes near the subsection acztzfolia. 
It does not appear to be subject to any variation except in the 
shades of colouring; but the Scotch specimens are very small in 
comparison with those from Lapland. 
17, Sphagnum intermedium, Horrmann. 
PL. XXIV. anp XXV. 
* Dioicous; robust. Cuticular cells in 2-3 strata, small, thin, 
and indistinct. Stem leaves ovato-triangular, without fibres or 
pores, broadly bordered with narrow elliptic cells. Pendent branches 
closely appressed to stem and concealing it. Branch leaves densely 
imbricated, broadly lanceolate ; the margins undulate and points 
recurved when dry. Spores yellow. 
Synon.— Shh. palustre, molle, deflexum, squamis capillaceis, Ditu. Hist. Muse. 
p. 243, t. 32, f. 2 a (1741), et Herbar. fol. 32, middle specimen on the left. 
Sph. intermedium, HorrM. Deutsch. Fl. ii. p. 22 (1796) ; excl. syn. Dillenii et 
var. 8. CROME, Samml. Deutsch. Laubm. fasc. 1, p. 25, n. 4 (1803). BratTHw. 
Sphag. Brit. Exsic. n. 47 (1877). 
Sph. recurvum, P. Beauv. Prodr. p. 88 (1805). Brrp. Sp. Musc. i. p. 16 (1806), 
et Bry. Univ. i. p. 13 (1826). Linps. in Ofv. K. Vet. Ak. Forh. xix. p. 136, n. 3 
(1862). Bzrx. Handb. Br. Moss. p. 308 (1863). KLinGGR. in Schr. der K. Phys. 
Ck. Gesel. zu Konigs. 1872, p. 5. Hopk. Syn. Br. Moss. p. 25 (1873). SCHIMP. 
Synops. ed. 2, p. 830 (1876). 
