. Mosses with hand-lens and microscope : a non-technical hand-book of the more common mosses of the northeastern United States. ex as figured andthe apex strongly re-sembles in appearancethat of Eurhynchiumliians, but many of thelea\es are much moreslender at apex. Thelarger size, darkercolor and character-istic leaf apices dis-tinguish geophilumfrom all the preced-ing species. The leafapices and color dis-tinguish it from the Figure 199 l^laiiiulhunin Jep anatitm ( From Sulliv. Icones i next P. deplanatum(Sch.) Grout. Bright shining golden green ; leaves complanate,close and overlapping much
. Mosses with hand-lens and microscope : a non-technical hand-book of the more common mosses of the northeastern United States. ex as figured andthe apex strongly re-sembles in appearancethat of Eurhynchiumliians, but many of thelea\es are much moreslender at apex. Thelarger size, darkercolor and character-istic leaf apices dis-tinguish geophilumfrom all the preced-ing species. The leafapices and color dis-tinguish it from the Figure 199 l^laiiiulhunin Jep anatitm ( From Sulliv. Icones i next P. deplanatum(Sch.) Grout. Bright shining golden green ; leaves complanate,close and overlapping much more than in the last, in outline much like those ofelegans but larger, oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, gradually long-acuminatein some cases, in others abruptly narrowed above, concave, serrate above, notdecurrent, plane-margined ; median cells linear-flexuose; costa lacking or nearlyso: dioicous; rarely fruiting; capsule unsymmetric and inclined, contracted underthe mouth and somewhat plicate when dry; annulus lacking; operculum short-beaked. In thin mats over clayey ground and stones. Rather infrequent; capsules. HYPNACEAE 37^ rare. Distinguished from all the other species of the subgenus, except geuphiliDii,by its size. These two species approach Eiiplngioihecium. Forms referred to this species vary a great deal and it is probably a com-posite. One of these forms issued as No. 174 (P. dcplanatum) in my N. Pleur. seems to approach P. densifolitim (Lindb.) Limpr., while othersapproach P. Silciiaciim (Seliger) B. & S., though to my mind entirely Best drew up a comparison in parallel columns between ordinary deplanatiimand my No. 174, wnich I here reproduce with some slight changes. Dr. Brotherusregards No. 174 as dcplaiuilnm. p. DEPLANATUMYellowish thin mats; stems and branches densely radicu- lose on the under surface, Ilants generally smaller, nearly symmetric, graduallv acute to short cells loose, rather
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