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[Auckland and
20. lïvpxuM Tctroe-Novoe, B rid .; canle pinnatim ramoso, ramis incurvis simplicibus, foliis secundis
circiimatim falcatis ovato-bmccolatis snbiiitogris cncrriis, perichætialibus elongatis rccurris subcrinitis subserrulatis,
thcca suberecta cjdindracea, operculo brevi conico apiculato. ILTcrræ-Novæ, B rid . Bryol. Univ.
vol. ii. p. 6 1 9 . (Tab. L X I. Fig. R ' .)
Yar. ,9, australe; fohis e basi lata gradatim attenuatis subpiliferis integerrimis.
ILab. Yar. /S. Campbell’s Is lan d ; on decayed vegetable matter in th e woods.
Oiir specimeus do not sufficiently depai't from the description of Bridel to warrant mur considering them as a
distinct species ; the only difference appcm-s to he in the enthc perichætial leaves and the cauhne being probably more
gradually attenuated from the base upwai'ds. The seta is half an mch loug. Operculum convex, subcouical,
or nearly hemispherical.
P late LXI. Tig. IV.—1, a specimen of the natural size; 2, 3, and 4, leaves; 5 and 6, thecæ:—magnified.
25. HOOKEBLk, Sw.
Terktoniium duplex; exterius denies sedecim, basi hberis; interius membrana erecta, in lacinias sedecim cari-
natas fissa, cüiohs interjectis pleinmque nullis. Calyptra mitrreformis.
I . Foliis marginatis undique imbricatis.
1. H o o k er ia nervosa, Hook. fil. e tW ils . ; caule parce fastigiatim ramoso, fohis imbricatis erecto-
patentibus ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis carinatis marginatis integerrimis sohdinendis, tlieca erecta ovato-
cylindracea apophysata, calj-ptra basi fimbriata. (T a b . LX I. Fig. Y.)
H a b . Lord Auckland’s group ; ou twigs of bushes in raidnes, a t an altitude of 500 feet, rare.
Caules fere IF unciales, dense conferti, ramis fastigiatis. Folia arcte imbricata, acuminata v. longe cuspidata,
margine incrassata, nervo vahdo subexcurrente, palhde viridia, siccitate appressa, areohs rotundatis; perichoetialia
breviora, erecta, elliptica, obtusiuscula. Seta 3—4 lin. longa, rubra, apice scabriuscula. Theca parvula, suberecta.
Calyptra conico-subulata, basi fimbriata, apice scabriuscula, fusco-brunnea.
This moss closely resembles the Baltonia splachnoides, Schwaeg., and cannot he genericaUy removed from that
plant. I t differs specifically in the inflorescence not being hermaphrodite, in the shorter peristome, in the sporules
being twice the diameter, the calyptra twice as long, less conical, the seta shorter and thicker, the theca more oblong;
the leaves wider, more patent, carinate, and nerved to the very apex or beyond it. We have South American
specimens of B . splachnoides ; but none corresponding with the moss now before us.
Plate LXI. Fig. Y.—1 and 2, specimens of the natural size ; 3, a leaf; 4 and 5, perichætial leaves ; 6, theca ;
7, operculum; 8, teeth; 9, calyptra; 10, base of ditto :—magnified.
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2. H o o k e e ia jmlchella. Hook. fil. et TViU. ; caule procumbente disticbe ramoso, ramis compressis,
foliis confertis imbricatis subdisticbis oboTatis obtusis marginatis semiuerviis, tbeca suberecta oblonga apo-
phrsata, operculo rostrato, calyptra basi dense fimbriata superne glabra. (T a b . L X II. E g . I.)
H a b . Lord Anckland’s group ; on bushes and th e ultimate branches of trees, about 500 feet above the
sea, rare, b u t abundantly frniting.
CauUs semiunciales et ultra, subpiunatim ramosi ; ramis subcomplanatis moUibus. Folia late obovata obtusa
interdum apiculata. flaccida, peUucida, lateraba patentia, antica posticaque subappressa, margine tenue cartilaginea,
albida, integerrima, nervo tenni ad medium evanido instructa, areolis parvis rotundatis inferioribus majoribus ; pori-
duEtùdm minora, erecta, ovata, obtusa, subconvoluta. Seta vix semiuncialis, apice scabriuscula, luride rubra, infra
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tliccam paulo incrassata. Ther.a suberecta, parvula, oblonga, basi obconica, seta concolor, apophysi angusta. Ferì-
slouùmn stramineum. Operculum, theca paulo brevius, basi conoideum, rostro recto cylindraceo, margino submem-
branacca, scmidiaphana. Calyptra tbccæ parum longior, conico-subulata, fusco-lutea, apice rufo-fusca, basi ciliis
plurimis confertis fimbriata.
A most licautiful little flaccid and tender species, of a pale straw colour, with the calyptra exactly as in Bawsonia
splachnoides, Schwaeg., whence the species will foi-m a connecting link between BuUonm and llookeria {Fterigophyllurn,
Brid.). I t is not improbable that tliis cmious structure of the calyptra, which appears to be of very rare occurrence
iu the genus, may, in conjunction with the erect theca and some other peculiarities, prove of sufficient importance
to separate these species from all other Hookerioe.
P late LXII. Fig. I.—1, a specimen of the natural size; 2, a leaf; 3 and 4, theca; 5, opercidum; 6, ca-
ly^itra :—magnified.
3. IIooKERiA denticulata. Hook. fil. et Wils. ; caule suberecto parce ramoso^ foliis laxe imbricatis sub-
quadi-ifariis lateralibus distichis intermediis appressis subrotundis grosse dentatis nervo ad medium evanido,
theca pendula ovata, operculo rostrato, calyptra glabra. (Ta b . L X II. Fig. II .)
H a b . Lord Auckland’s group and Campbell’s Is lan d ; in wet and marshy places, not uncommon, rare
ill fi-uit, wliich was only seen iu the former locality.
Caules pollicares, parce ramosi ; rami compressi, subincurri, siccitate rigidi. Folia configuratione sat varia,
late oblonga, ovata, v. obovata, obtusa, musco recenti micantia, pellucida, siccitate nigricantia, subcrispa, fragilia,
madore tardius nervo valido pleiaunque furcato infi*a medium evanido interdum brevissimo, areolis majusculis hexa-
gonis ; perichoetialia parva, ovata. Seta F une. longa, crassa, vix torta, rubra. Theca cemua v. pendula, elliptica,
basi atteuuata, rufo-brunnea, opaca. Feristomii dentes externi flari, lineis duobus rubris notati. Operculum rostra-
tum, rectum, theca brevius. Calyptra conico-mitræfonnis, glabra, camosa, rufo-fusca.
Oiu specimens want both the operculum and calyptra, the descriptions of which are taken firom Tasmanian
specimens. This species hears much affinity to H. quadrifaria, but is smaller and readily distinguishable by its
dentate leaves. In general aspect it approaches the H. cristata.
Plate LXII. Fig. II.—1, specimen from Cape Horn of the natural size ; 2, a Campbell’s Island specimen
of the natural size ; 3 and 4, leaves :—magnified.
4). H o ok er ia pennata, Sm ith ; caule erecto simphci, fohis bifariis verticahbus ovato-lanceolatis serratis
subeuenuis, stipulis orbiculatis mucrouulatis serratis, seta perbreri, theca suberecta ovata, operculo conico
acuminato. II. pennata. Smith, in Linn, Trans, vol. ix. p. 277. Hook. Muse. Exot. 1 .163. Cyathophorum,
Brid . Bryol. Univ. vol. ii. p. 722.
Yar. 9, minor; fohis rotundatis concaris fusco-ohvaceis. (T-AB. L X II. Fig. EH.)
H a b . Lord Auckland’s group ; in the dark woods, barren : var. <3, on decaying stumps of trees by a
water-course, also barren.
The var. ^ is certainly not entitled to rank as a species, though at first sight its difference appears striking.
Another form, probably also a vm-iety, with very naiTOW leaves, has been sent fi-om Assam by Mr. Griffith, under
the name of Neckera Adiantum, Griff. JISS. Hookeria pennata, on aceoimt of its accessory leaves (stipules), appears
most natiu-aUy allied to those species included hy Bridel in Hypopterygium ; it is only iu the much advanced
state that the vaginula becomes hohow and cup-shaped, whence Bridel’s name of Cyathophorum is scarcely tenable,
considering that the vaginula in other species of Hookeria is very tm-gid. The cal\-ptra is tmly mitriform.
We have New Zealand specimens of this magnificent moss, nearly a foot long aud loaded with thecæ.
P late LXII. Fig. III.—1, a specimen of the natural size; 2 and 3, leaves :—magnified.
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