Brachvtheciurr. cvrtophyllum was collected by me at the base 

 of some willow trees in the creek bottom of Rout "river' run- 

 ning through the village of Lanesboro, Film ore Co., Minn., in 

 August, 1&94-— J. M. Holzznger, Winona, Minn. 



MOSSES FOR DISTRIBUTION. 



Mrs. Britton reports that she has still a large number of speci- 

 mens of the Sword Moss Bryoziphium Nori egicum), described 

 in the Plant World tor October. 1S97, which she will be glad to 

 distribute to all the readers o: the Bkyologist who will send her 

 a self-addressed and stamped envelope to New Dorp. Richmond, 

 N. Y. City. WL Y. On the same terms Miss Har-iet Wheeler of 

 Chatham. X. Y.. will send specimens of Pogonatum umigerum. 



Specimens of Catharinea undulata. C. angustata, Georgia pel- 

 lucida, and Webera sessilis will be sent to anyone sending ten 

 cents to the editor of the Bi - lo lst. The rarer mosses of the 

 last two offerings are all exhauster, but Polytrichum commune. 

 P. juniperinum, P. piliferum, Pogonatum tenue. and ? a : run 

 will be kept on hand and will be sent at any time for ten cents. 



NET AMERICAN MOSSES. 



From '• Fontmaies Nouvelle," by J. Cardot. 



F. MacMillani Card. This is a relative of F. Lescurii. frorr. 

 which it is distinguished by its more folded and slightly concave 

 leaves, which are narrower and more longiy acuminate with nar- 

 rower and more elongated median cells, and alar- cells less differ- 

 entiated. Northern Minnesota, near the international boundary. 

 Prof. Conway MacMillan. 



F. DELECAKJJCA Macouxii Card. Differs from the typical 

 form m the softer leaves and in the pericharial leaves, which are 

 round-obtuse, not apiculate. It is distinguished from F. Dela- 

 marei R. 6z C. by its more slender habit and much smaller, nar- 

 rowly "lanceolate leaves, which are about z if 0.5mm. Lake 

 Athabasca. Macoun. 



From N. Am. spez.es of Amblystegium by L. S. Cheney, 

 Bot. Gaz., 24: 236-291. 1697. 



A. Riparium longifouum CSchultz) Sch. &z Buys. Large, 

 yellowish green to bright yellow or bronze . stems moderately 

 elongate, 3-6cm long; leaves large, a 6-0.7 by '- -0.42mm.. slen- 

 derly acuminate. Vancouver and Washington. 



From Erythea. 5: 91. 1 1 _ 



Hedwigia Albicans (Web.) Lindb. [ML ciliata Ehrh.). var. 

 detonsa M. A. Howe. Penchattial leaves entire or slightly den- 



