. Manual of the mosses of North America [microform]. Mosses; Mousses. Astomum.] 61 coming shorter and nearly quadrate at base; costa stout, exc'urrent into a smooth awl-shaped })oint: male flowers in the axils of })ericha3tial leaves. — Proe. Am. Aead. xiv. 134. Hau. Florida (Garbcr), in fine copiously fruiting specimens. 5. A. Hallii, Aust. Monoecious, the male flowers terminal on a distinct branch ; leaves with a very loose areolation and the margins often obscurely recurved; costa often long-excur- rent.—liull. Torr. Club, vi. 145. IIAB. Texas {E. Hall). This species is not satis
. Manual of the mosses of North America [microform]. Mosses; Mousses. Astomum.] 61 coming shorter and nearly quadrate at base; costa stout, exc'urrent into a smooth awl-shaped })oint: male flowers in the axils of })ericha3tial leaves. — Proe. Am. Aead. xiv. 134. Hau. Florida (Garbcr), in fine copiously fruiting specimens. 5. A. Hallii, Aust. Monoecious, the male flowers terminal on a distinct branch ; leaves with a very loose areolation and the margins often obscurely recurved; costa often long-excur- rent.—liull. Torr. Club, vi. 145. IIAB. Texas {E. Hall). This species is not satisfactorily known. B. STEGOCARPI. a dehiscent lid. Capsules oijening in the upper part by Tribe II. WEISIE/E. Plants cespitose, sometimes very small, generally of medium size. Leaves simply costate; areolation opaque, composed of parenchymatous cells, small, punctiform or quadrate and gen- erally papillose in the upper part of the leaf, larger, oblong- hexagonal and pellucid or chlorophyllose at the enlarged base. Capsule solid, generally exserted upon a more or less elongated pedicel, rarely immersed, erect or curved, sometimes inclined or ]icnlent, subcylindrical, with a short collum or none. Lid rostrate. Peristome simple or none ; teeth flat, entire or bifid. Calyptra cucullate. 1. Peristome none. 10. ASTOMUM, Hampe. Plants small, simple or branching. Upper leaves longer, tufted, linear-lanceolate, curling. Flowers monoecious. Cap- sule erect, symmetrical; lid distinctly formed but not easily detached. — Systcgium, Schimp. 1. A. crispum, Ilampe. Stems short, branching: lower leaves very small, narrowly ovate, the upper linear-lanceolate, densely tufted, minutely papillose on the back, crispate when dry; costa round, excurrent into a short point, borders invo- lute : capsule globose, short-pedicellate, immersed; lid short-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearanc
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