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the upper bracts almost three times larger, free or slightly connate at base, 
oblong-quadrate, one-third, bilobed, rarely trifid, segments subacuminate, 
acute, bractioles smaller, entire or bifid, at apex, provided on both sides near 
the base with one to three large teeth; perianth highly exserted. seven times 
larger than the stem leaves, clavate or linear-fusiform, deeply trigonous, 
mouth constricted, often scariose, afterwards lacerate and erose, fleshy, five 
to eight cells thick near the base, cells large, elongate, pellucid ; calyptra 
pyriform, delicate, of a purple-brown color like the spores and elaters; 
androecia? 
Habitat: damp earth in alpine localities. 
Its nearest allies are Hygrobiella and Anthelia, from both of which it 
principally differs in having all branches lateral, with a difform leaf sub- 
tending the branch and in having very concave leaves with connivent lobes. 
Highlands, New Jersey. 
MOSS FLORA OF THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR 
IN MINNESOTA. 
John M. Holzinger. 
Itinerary. — In July and August, 1902, the writer in company with Prof. 
Bruce Fink and Mr. H. Hibbard, made a botanical exploration of the north 
shore of Lake Superior, under the auspices of the Minnesota Botanical 
Survey, and this paper enumerates the mosses of that expedition collected 
by the writer. 
The party pitched tent in the outskirts of the village of Grand Marais, 
and whenever longer tours were not possible the vicinity of that village was 
carefully explored, the labels for the plants thus collected bearing date of 
July 15 to August 7, the date of breaking camp to proceed to Grand Portage. 
The longer collecting trips from Grand Marais camp are as follows : 
1. — July 19 along the Little Devil’s Track trail, over rough wooded and 
bushy country, to a point some five miles from the village 
2. — July 20, along the so-called Old Iron trail, at this time not in use and 
obliterated by young tree growth so that it was necessary for the party to 
blaze a path through this stretch of rather continuous dense forest growth, 
making progress slow. The farthest point reached on this trip was not 
quite three miles from camp. 
3 — July 28, to Rosebush Falls, a point about three miles west, close to 
the Lake shore. The trail here was easy and open leading for a considerable 
stretch over granitic “ roches moutonnees ” interspersed with stretches of 
