Ord. V. Tribe II. MUSCI VAGINULATI OLOCARPI. 
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[Calyptra toothed at the base 
14683 Stems elong. Lvs. elliptico-lanc. somew. obt. : nerve not produced beyond sum. Thecae cylind. spiral, striat. 
14684 Stems short, Leaves oblongo-elliptical obtuse : their nerve produced a little beyond the summits, Thecaj 
cylindrical smooth, Calypt. entire at the l)ase 
14685 Stems short, Lvs. obi. acum. : nerve produced considerably bey. summ. Thecse cylind. Calyp. tooth, at base 
« Leaves apiculate : their points of the same color, Theca smooth 
(3 Leaves much acuminate : their points diaphanous, Theca smooth 
14686 Leaves oblong acute : nerve as long or longer than the leaves, Theca straight striated 
* Fruitstalks scarcely any. 
14687 Stems branched, Leaves ovato-lanceolate recurvo-patent : their margins reflexed ; the perichaatial ones 
having their nerve disappearing immediately below their summits, Thecae ovate sess. Lid shortly rost. 
a, Leaves broad dark-green 
/S Stem long, Leaves narrow and rufous [running beyond summits, Theca ov. sess. Lid shortly rost. 
14688 Stems short pulvin. Lvs. lane. acum. nearly erect crisp, when dry : marg. recurv. ; perich. ones with nerve 
** Fruitstalks longer than leaves. 
14689 Stem scarcely any, Lvs. lin.-subulate crisped when dry, Theca ovate, Fruitst. geniculate. Lid rost. straight 
14690 Stems short pulvinate, Leaves narrow elliptical : their margins recurved ; points diaphanous piliform, 
Theca ovate striated, Fruitstalks curved. Lid conical acuminate 
14691 Stem rather short, Lvs. ov. with long white pilifer. points, Footst. very short, Theca ov. Lid obscurely rost. 
14692 Stems short. Leaves lanceolate acuminate carin. entire much crisped when dry : their margins recurved ; 
those of the perich^tium broad and convol. Theca turbinate. Lid rostrate 
14693 Stems slightly branched, Leaves lanceolate-subulate gradually produced into long diaphanous hair-like 
points : their margin incurved, Theca ovate, Teeth of the peristome often perfora. and split. Lid rost. 
14694 Lvs. lane, subul. carin. recurv. at edge with a hair-like point, Seta curv. and flex. Theca ov. ellipt. Lid rost. 
14695 Stems short. Leaves lanceolate-subulate produced into long diaphanous hair-like points : their margin 
incurved, Theca ovate. Teeth of the peristome quite entire. Lid shortly rostrate 
* Theca with an apophysis. 
14S96 Lvs. lingul. rounded at top : nerve disappear, before summ. Theca obov. Apophy. obcon. Lid convex acum. 
14697 Leaves ovato-lanceolate acute, Theca (with the apophysis) narrowly pyriform. Lid nearly plane 
** Theca destitute of an apophysis. 
1. Leaves ovate or lanceolate. 
14698 Stems scarcely any. Leaves ovato-lanceolate nerveless, Theca ovate gibbous on one side cernuous 
14699 Stems elongat. Lvs. lane. acum. Theca obovate cernuous gibbous sulcate, Lid hemispheric, obtusely point. 
[erect-cernuous. Lid rostrate 
14700 Stem simple short. Leaves broad and bluntly ov. with a short point imbric. Nerve shorter than leaf, Theca 
14701 Stems very short, Lvs. ov. with an excurr. nerve, Theca ov. erect. Lid conical, Teeth of perist. subul. acute 
14702 Stems very short, Lvs. ov. with an excurr. nerve, Theca ov. erect. Lid conic. Teeth of perist. subulate acute 
14703 Stems somew, elongat. Lvs. ov. with an excurr. nerve almost piliferous, Theca ovate, Lid obliquely rostrat^ 
2. Leaves linear or subulate. 
14704 Leaves linear denticul. crisped when dry, Theca ovato-turbinate sulcate erect. Lid obliquely subulate 
a. Leaves linear-subulate subserrulate 
/3 Leaves broad-linear denticulate 
14705 Stems scarcely any. Leaves subulato-setaceous entire, Theca ovate striated. Lid rostrate 
14706 Leaves broadly subulate crisped when dry : their margins recurved, Theca ovate. Lid rostrate 
14707 Leaves linear-subulate, Theca ovate cylindraceous. Lid rostrate 
14708 Stems divid. Lvs. from abroad base lane. -subuL crisp, when dry : marg. incurv. Theca ov. ellipt.Lid rostrate 
14709 Stems nearly simple, Lvs. lin. -subul. crisp, when dry : their marg. incurv. Theca ovato-ellipt. Lid rostrate 
14710 Stems scarcely any, Lvs. from a broad base lin. obt. thick with a very broad nerve, Theca turbin. Lid rost 
14711 Stems scarcely any. Leaves subulate, Theca broadly ovate, Fruitstalks curved. Lid rostrate 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
Plants growing in roundish tufts, and nearly related to Trichostomum. G. pu'vinata is the moss which 
forms those little cushion-like dark brownish green lumps which are so commonly spotted over the tops of 
old walls and houses. 
2224. Weissia. In honor of J. W. Weiss, a German cryptogamic botanist. There was also a John 
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