No. 11.] THE BRYOPHYTES OF CONNECTICUT. 103 
autumn. LitcurieLp: New Milford, Nichols; Salisbury, 
Mrs. Phelps. Hartrorp: West Hartford, Miss Lorenz. Tot- 
LAND: Stafford, Nichols. WinpHAM: Canterbury, Mrs. Had- 
ley. Fairrietp: Darien, Mrs. Lowe; Trumbull, Eames. 
New Haven: Beacon Falls, Nichols; East Haven, Hamden 
(1866), and New Haven, Eaton; North Haven, Harger; 
Orange, Eaton; Oxford, Harger; Woodbridge, Nichols. Mup- 
DLESEX: Killingworth, Nichols. New Lonpon: East Lyme 
and North Stonington, C. B. Graves. 
Newfoundland to the Rocky Mountains, south to Florida 
and Louisiana; Europe; Asia; Africa. 
Rer. Eaton, 15, 61. 
FAMILY FISSIDENTACEZ 
Fissidens Hedw. 
1. Fruit borne on the stem or on a leading branch.......... 2 
Fruit borne on a short Branch............. 2. cee cece eeeee 5 
2. Leaves without a border........ cece cece cece ee eee eee eens 3 
Leaves bordered by a narrow band of pale, elongated cells 4 
3. Leaves obtuse, margin entire................0.. F. obtusifolius 
Leaves apiculate, margin crenulate............ F. osmundoides 
4. Border thick, usually confluent at apex of leaf with the 
MICTID: cece ke ees Mesa Med tea Ne aed eae ares F. bryoides 
Border narrow, almost wanting at apex of leaf; midrib 
PECLCUTLEME ion cre saiie 3 cava shard Oe omlangueniern Suenienase Meee F. incurvus 
§, Leaves without ia DOtdet'.. ccs vcccimn ce wres sien wees ca ea 6 
Leaves bordered by several rows of paler, often thick- - 
walled, Cell: sis set veossees oneewnes woke nes weees dies 8 ie 9 
6. Midrib percurrent .......... cece cee ee eee eee eee F, taxifolius 
Midrib vanishing below the apex............... F, subbasilaris 
7. Leaf cells obscure (0.007-0.009 X 0.0I-0.012 mm.)...... 
F. cristatus 
Leaf cells distinct (0.01-0.014 X 0.014-0.018 mm.)...... 
F. adiantoides 
Fissidens bryoides (L.) Hedw. 
On shaded earth in greenhouses, etc. Autumn. New 
Haven: New Haven (1876), Veitch. 
