way. Sela near 1 inch long. Peristome white. Operculum above half as long as the capsule. Calyptra large,
louger than the capsule, cucullate, pale ycDowish-brown. Male surculi extremely slender, veiy cbffereut iu aspect
from the fertile stems with which they are intermixed, bearing piliferous leaves variable in shape, ofteu lanceolate
and very smaD. Maleflotcer with a few roundish antheridia, aud uo paraphyses.
Gen. XLVIL CL.gjOMNION, E o o h fil. et IFils.
Peristomium duplex; externum, dentes 16, lanceolati; internum, membrana iu processus 16 carinatos
profunde divisa. Capsula erecta, æqualis, brevipedicellata. Calyptra cucullata, magna. Operculum rostratum.—
Caulis repens; surculi erecti, elongati, subsimplices. Eoliayj/fca/a. Habitus Leucodontis.
§ 1. Capsula sulcata. Folia e.
1. Cladomnion sc iu ro id e s {Leskea, Hook. Muse. Exot. t. 175); dioicum, surculis vage ramosis,
ramis subcompressis incurviusculis, foliis erecto-pateutibus subsecundis ovatis acuminatis plicato-striatis
enerviis apice serratis, capsula erecta oblonga sulcata brevi]jediceData, operculo conico-subulato.— Stereodon
{Achyropbyllum) sciuroides, Mitten, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ined.
H a b . On twigs and trunks of trees, in dense woods : Huon River. (-7. D. E .) Black River Gully,
Johnny’s Creek. {Oldfield, 71.) On trees, in creeks, rfrc/ier.
D is t r ib . New Zealand.
§ 3. Capsula lavis. Folia nervosa.
2. Cladomnion seto sum {^Anictangium, Hedw. Sp. Muse. t. 5) ; dioicum, surculis elongatis sub-
simplicibus, foliis confertis subsecundis e basi ovata subulato-setaceis solidinerviis serratis, capsula oblonga
erecta brevipedicellata, operculo rostrato.—Neckera setosa, Eook. Muse. Exot. t. 8 .
H a b . Tasmania, Gunn.
D i s t r ib . New Zealand, South America.
Tribe XIX. L e s k e a c eæ .
Gen. X LV III. LESKEA, Eedwig.
Peristomium duplex; externum, dentes 16, anguste. lanceolati, tenues, intus trabeculati; internum,
processus totidem e membrana basilari angusta procedentes, plus minus perfccti. Capsula erecta, oblonga,
alte pedicellata. Calyptra cucullata.— Caulis primarius repens ; innovatio e ramis procumbentibus nec e
stolonibus. Eolia opaca, clilorophyllosa, nunquam scariosa, plerumque papillosa, costata ; areolis minutis
hexagono-quadratis, inferne rectangulis.
1. L e sk ea imbricata (Hook. fil. et Wils.) ; monoica, caule repente, surculis erectis vage parceque
ramosis, ramulis curvulis superne incrassatis, foliis patentibus siccitate appresso-imbricatis confertis rotundo-
ovatis concaviuscuUs margine subplanis nervo valido sub apice evanido subrotundis minutis. (T a b -
CLXXY. Eig. 3.)
H a b . Moist rocks? on Mount Wellington. {Oldfield.) (Specimens few, and without fruit.)
Stem i inch. Foliage brownish or lurid.—Iu habit approaching to Pterogonium gracile.
This is perhaps a young state of Cryphæa. Mitten, in lit.—P l a t e CLXXV. Fig, 3 ; 1, portion of branch ;
2 and 3, leaves
Tribe XX. P il o t r ic h e æ .
Gen. XLIX. METEORIUM, Bridel.
Pei'islomium duplex; exteimum, dentes 16, erecti; internum, cilia totidem alternantia, basi libera vel
membrana brevissima counexa. Capsula æqualis, erecta, exannulata, brevipedicellata. Operculum rostratum.
Elorescentia IAqvsa. Gzk/w repens.—8>\xtc,\M penduti, ramosi. Ramis
1. M e te o rium molle Hedw. Musc. Frond, t. 40) ; surculo elongato debili péndulo flexuoso,
ramis subsimplieibus, foliis imbricatis subspathulato-ellipticis oblongis obtusis concavis integerrimis enerviis
perichætialibus vaginantibus duplo longioribus, capsula ovata brevipedicellata, operculo rostrato, calyptra
pilosiuscula dimidiata.— Stereodon (Isotliecium) molle. Mitten, in Journ. lin n . Soc. ined.
Yar. 0 . majus ; ramis tumidis, seta longiori, capsula inæquali.
H a b . In dense woods, pendent from the branches of trees. { J .B .H .) (Gk««, 1602, 40.) {Lyall,
102.) Brown’s River Gully. {Oldfield, 69.) Cheshunt, Archer.
D is t iu b . New Zealand.
2. Meteorivim c u sp id ife rum {Neckera, Taylor, MSS.) ; surculo elongato ramoso péndulo flexili,
ramis patentibus simplicibus, foliis laxe imbricatis erecto-patentibus siccitate erectis subappressis cordato-
ovatis semi-amplcxicaulibus apiculatis integerrimis subcoriaceis carinatis substriatis evanidinerviis minutis-
sime areolatis basi auriculis denticulatis.—77. N. Zeal.p. 101. Trachypus Horuschuchii, Mitten, in Journ.
Linn. Soc. ined.
H a b . On trees, Gunn, Lawrence. (Barren and scanty specimens.) Cheshunt, Archer.
D i s t r ib . New Zealand, Norfolk Island, East Indies.
3. M e teoH um c e rin um (Hook. fil. et Wils.) ; caule péndulo elongato, ramis patentibus simplicibus,
foliis patentibus siccitate. crispato-undulatis cordato-ovatis acuminatis integerrimis evanidinerviis, auriculis
subintegris.— Trachypus cerinus, Mitlen, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ined. (T a b . CLXXV. Fig. 4 .)
H a b . On trees. (Barren specimens.) {Gunn, 1605.) On trees, in creeks, Archer.
D is t r ib . New Zealand.
More robust than M. cuspidiferum.— Leaves yellowish, their am-icles larger and reflexed when dry. texture
more memhranous, border pale; areolæ small, rhomboid, opaque; alar cellules oblong, narrow.—P la t e CLXXV.
Fig. 4 ; 1, portion of branch and leaves ; 2 and 3, leaves -.—magnified.
4. M e te o r ium filip en d u lum (Hook. fil. et Wils.) ; caule péndulo gracili elongato, ramis patentibus
flexuosis simplicibus filiformibus attenuatis, foliis erecto-patentibus apice incurvis siccitate appressis ovatis
acuminatis integerrimis estriatis margine planis basi subauriculatis seminerviis. (T a b . CLXXV. Eig. 5.)
H a b . On trees. (Barren specimens only.) {Gunn, 26, 1606.) {Lawrence.)
Allied to M.fiexicaule, Taylor, in Fl. N. Zeal. p. 101, of which it was once considered to be a slender variety.
—Leaves less concave, with entire auricles.—P la t e CLXXIV. Fig. 5 ; 1, portion of stem and leaves ; 2, leaf:—
all magnified.
6 . M e te o r ium flertioaule (Leslm, Tajlor, 11. N. Zed. p. 101) ; surculo elongato péndulo fle.ruo!o,
ramis patentibus simpUcibus, foliis laxe imbricatis cordato-ovatis subspathulatis acuminulatis concavis
estriatis integerrimis (basi tautum subdeiiticulatis) nervo ultra-medio.—Traclivpus flesicaulis. Mitten, in
Journ. Linn. Soc. ined.
IIab . Cheshunt, on trees, Archer.
D is t r ib . New Zealand, Australia, South America.