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THE SPHAGNACEiE. 
Dr. R. Braitliwaite has recently issued a collection of dried 
specimens under the title “ Sphagnace^ Britannicae Exsiccatte,” 
which are intended primarily to illustrate liis forthcoming work on 
“ The Sphagnaceae, or Peat Mosses of Europe and America.” The 
following is a list of the contents of the fasciculus : — 
A. Cymhifolia. 
1. Sph. Austin!, Sull. 
2. var. imbricatum. 
3. 4. Sph. papillosum, Lindb. 
5. var. confertum. 
6. var. stenophyllum. 
7. 8. Sph. cymbilolium, Ehrh. 
9. var squarrosulum. 
10. var. congestum. 
B, Siihsecutida. 
11. Sph. tenellum, Ehrh. 
12. var. longifolium. 
13. Sph. laricinum. Spruce. 
14. var. platyphyllum. 
15. 16. Sph. subsecundum, Nees. 
17. var. contortum. 
18. var. obesum. 
19. 20. var. auriculatum. 
C. Truncata. 
21. Sph. molle var. Mulieri. 
21. * var. arctum. 
22. Sph. Angstromii, Hartm. (exotic). 
23. Sph. rigidum, Eees. 
24. var. squarrosum. 
25. var. compactum. 
D. Cuspidata. 
26. Sph. squarrosum. Fers. 
27. var. squarrosulum. 
28. var. subteres. 
29. 30. var. teres. 
31. Sph. acutifolium, Ehrh. 
32. var. deflexum. 
33. var. purpureum. 
34. 36. var. rubellum. 
35. var. elegans. 
37. var. tenue. 
38. var. Isete-virens. 
39. var. fuscum. 
40. var. luridum. 
41. var. patulum. 
42. Sph. strictum, Lindb. 
