278 FRYE 
Lower leaves very small, scale-like; upper leaves ligulate, width to 
length about as 1: 5-6, 4-6 cm. long, strongly transversely undu- 
late, much crisped and incurved when dry, spreading when moist, 
lamina with transverse rows of teeth on back. Margin bordered 
with 2— 3 rows of very narrow brownish cells, sharply spinose for the 
greater part of its length with strong and usually paired teeth. 
Lamelle 2-6, straight, 3-5 cells high, occasionally as much as 7 
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Fig. 2. Catharinea angustata. 
1 = Plant dry, X 1. 2 = Moist plant, with capsule, X 1. 3 = Capsule, X 5: 
4 = Peristome, X 150. 5 = Leaf showing lamelle on upper side, X 15. 6 = Leaf 
tip, X 65. 7 = Cross section of leaf in lower portion, X 65. 8 = Cross section of 
marginin lower portion, X 250. 9 = Cross section of leaf in upper portion, X 65. 
10 = Cross section of margin in upper portion, X 250. 11 = Cross section of a few 
lamelle, X 250. 
“ells high. Vein vanishing in the apex, sharply spinose at the back, 
sq, the leaf width. Cells above hexagonal or elliptic-hexagonal 
with the longer axis transverse, .o18-.020 mm.; basal elongate-rect- 
angular. 
Calyptra pale, rough at apex, covering about 3 of the capsule. 
Capsule cylindric, width to length about as 1: 6-8, strongly arcu- 
