No. 11.] THE BRYOPHYTES OF CONNECTICUT. 143 
Brachythecium Br. & Sch. 
1. Stalk smooth throughout .......... 0. ccc cece eee ees ‘2 
Stalk more or less roughened............ 0000 cee eeee eens 5 
2. Dioicous ... Wee en ener e tenets 3 
MGNOICOUS > jai gitowninidawendaige se sid see sedee mee SOUSA ass 4 
3. Capsules erect and symmetrical................ B. acuminatum 
Capsules unsymmetrical, more or less inclined..B. oxycladon 
4. Stem leaves gradually narrowed from base to slender 
APER 9 SSeS awa Dean is bh Wwe Som cee ees tend B. acutum 
Stem leaves ovate-lanceolate.................... B. salebrosum 
5. Stalk rough above, nearly smooth below; monoicous...... 6 
Stalk rough throughout with large, crowded papille...... 8 
6. Midrib extending nearly to apex of leaf.......... B. populeum 
Midrib extending to middle of leaf or a little beyond.... 7 
7. Cilia appendiculate ..... eee Beets gem ehaawad B. plumosum 
Cilia not appendiculate ...............00- ee eee B. campestre 
GS “\Di0iCOWS: cases acini dd aioe deaken as EE rae yo fone aa AS 9 
MOnOlcOlls) ocduedet chloe sae cae ees wadet bnew tes nan 10 
g. Cells: of branch leaves about 5 times as long as broad, 
unipapillatée sac cicias wea yess me cecs wane ae ene B. Nove-Angliz 
Cells of branch leaves at least 8 times as long as broad, 
SHHOGEH: 2.5.) canon eevee Wad Roms Re adaaces age oe B. rivulare 
io. Stem leaves lanceolate; cilia not appendiculate..B. velutinum 
Stem leaves ovate to triangular-ovate...............0e+. I 
Ir. Cilia not appendiculate ............. cee cee cee B. Rutabulum 
Cilia appendiculate ...... eed Pulevans wed Hedde eve tne ais B. Starkei 
Brachythecium salebrosum (Hoffm.) Br. & Sch. Hyp- 
num salebrosum Hoftm. 
On rocks and earth, trunks and roots of trees, and decaying 
wood, in moist shaded places, especially in pine or hemlock 
woods. Autumn. Harrrorp: Farmington, Mrs. Lowe.’ Tou- 
LAND: Stafford, Nichols. WinpHam: Canterbury, Mrs. 
Hadley. Fartrrietp: Darien, Mrs. Lowe. New Haven: 
Cheshire and East Haven, Nichols; Guilford, Hamden, and 
New Haven (1856), Eaton; North Haven, Harger; Orange, 
Nichols; Woodbridge, Evans. NEw Lonpon: North Stoning- 
ton, C. B. Graves. 
Arctic America, Canada, and southward to South Caro- 
lina and Missouri; Europe; Asia; Africa. 
Rer. Eaton, 15, 66. 
