123 Test 
4 t h' St. rT .Y. 
a mr oh 1 1 t h, 1898, 
J. Franklin Collins, 
near Sir, 
-r 
Your letter of the 7th is. 
receiv d with the specimen of the 'only T Jlot a, which is probably 
the most curly form of i* , var cri spula. TI. • ^vifoli .as its name 
implies would only have the leaves curved, not curled. You will 
find that (Lrai thwaite recognizes but one species.with tvo varieties 
4t Limyricht )vd others recognize the fa distinct species. 1 am 
inclied to think that >t is d fficult to find the characters assigd 
to each always present in different individuals, but am still anx¬ 
ious to see mbreS of them growing, especially of the var, i 
in terly ^dl a 
with'whi.;'; 1 do not feu-1 at all familiar. 1 confess 1 do not yet 
’mde rstand if this moss is only •. variety of TT . crio ;a, -hy Limp- 
.ri¬ 
fe ht should key them, in two differ an t sections and put intermedia 
with U. cur/’-ifol i a in the sect ion T ere the 1. aves are only si Igte 
ly curled or curved. It looks to me/as if "here were a mistake some 
vh ere 
- r i t, h k in de s t re gard s , 
' ours tru ly, /y 
P.8. 1 have '.asked Mr . Br.idgham to -consult our ’copy of the Bryolog 
Europe 1 ; and Sul livants Xc ones for some drawings that he is ^making 
for me, 1 Hope this privelege will be granted him. and oblige, 
E . fr . B . 
