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in te g e r r im is e n e rv iis c on c a v iu sc u lis b a s i fia v id is c e llu lis ala r ibu s v e sicu læ fo rm ib u s, p e r icbæ tia lib u s lo n g io r
ib u s e r e c tis, se ta b r e v iu scu la læ v i, cap su la p e n d u la e llip tic o -o b lo n g a , op e r cu lo lon g ir o s tr i. (T a b .
CLXXVII. F ig . 2 .)
H a b . Trunks of trees: Mount Wellington. {Gunn, 51 ¿.} {Oldfield.) On logs and upon the
ground, Cheshunt, Archer.
Allied to H. suUimplex, C. Mueller, Muse. Svui. ii. 283, from Trinidad, and of the same pale glossy hue.—
Leaves less crowded, turned upivards. Capsule larger, pendiüous. Male fiower smaller.—From H. lepiorrhynclmn
i t differs iu the wider and shorter leaves, wliich are not at all falcate, and are somewhat scariose.—P la t e CLXXVII.
Fig. 2 ; 1, portion of branch, with pericliætiimi and capsule ; 2, capsule and operculum :—all maynified.
§ 7. Foliis distiche imbricatis vel compi-essis, subenerviis.
31. Hypnum extenuatum (Bridel, Bryol. Univ. ii. 4 8 4 ); dioicum, caule elongato rigidulo pro-
cumbente iuordinate bipinnatimque ramoso, ramis nunc simplicibus nunc apice fasciculatis flagelliferis fra-
gilibus, foliis patentibus ovato-lanceolatis piliformi-acuminatis euerviis, rameis superioribus appressis mutieis
angustioribus, perichætialibus erectis apice capillaceis integerrimis, seta longiuscula lævi, capsula ovata
inclinata.
H a b . Barren specimens only, growing amongst Dicrammpungens. {Lawrence.) {Gunn.)
D is t iu b . Australia (solitary specimen with capsule, found amongst other species). New Zealand,
J. B . H. (barren specimens only.)
After much investigation we conclude (0. Mueller contr.) that II. extenuatum, of Bridel, is distinct from our
H. crinitum; or, if not, that Bridel’s description is so erroneous as to render identification impossible. The Moss
here assumed to be Bridel’s species is larger thau H. contiguum.—Stem creeping, 3 inches long or move, with short,
erect branches, often fasciculate with numerous flagelliform branchlets. Leaves yellowish, somewhat glossy, more
decidedly püiferous, but less so than in H. crinitum. Seta f inch long, red.
32. Hypnum crinitum (Hook. fil. et Wils. FL N. Zeal. 114. t. 91. f. 4) ; dioicum, caule procombente
elongato inordinate pinnatimque ramoso, ramis remotis patentibus planiusculis subpinnatis acutis,
foliis subcompressis erecto-patentibus concavis e basi oblongo-ovata obtusa longe piliferis subserrulatis
enerviis, pericbætialibus erectis piliferis, seta elongata lævi, capsula ovata cernua, operculo conico.— l i.
filiferum, Taylor, MSS.
H a b . Ou trunks of live trees, near springs, etc : Mount Wellington, Lyall. Yorktown and St.
Patrick’s River. {Gunn, 1589, 1669.) Back River Gully and Johnny’s Creek. {Oldfield, 68, 99, 158.)
D is t k ib . New Zealand.
33. Hypnum politum (Hook. fil. et Wils. Fl. Antarct. 110. t. 154. f. 2 ; Lond. Journ. Bot. 1844,
553) ; dioicum, vage ramosum, ramis elongatis procumbentibus compressis, foiiis distiche imbricatis lateralibus
pateutibus cæteris appressis omnibus oblongis compresso-carinatis subpiliferis integerrimis enerviis,
seta longiuscula lævi, capsula oblonga horizontali, operculo conico-rostellato.— Phyllogonium callichroum.
Montagne, in Ann. Nat. Sc. Cent. v. 2 {non Bridel, Bryol. Univ. ii. 673).
H a b . Damp ground, Johnny’s Creek. {Oldfield, Ì34.) 0 \\ xocis, m û i Bartramia Halleriana. {Gtmn,
1631.) Mount Wellington, Mossman.
D is t iu b . New Zealand, Kerguelen’s Land, Cape Horn, Chili.
Branches 1 incli long. Leaves bright-green, glossy, crowded, much compressed. Seta 1 inch. Operculum
above half the length of the capsule. Calyptra dimidiate, coriaceous.
b. Foliis mutieis.
3 4 . Hypnum denticulatum (Linn. Sp. PI. p. 1588); monoicum, caule prostrato parce ramoso,
ramis latiuscule complanatis longiusculis subattenuatis, foliis laxe confertis e basi caviuscula asymmetrica
late ovatis acuminulatis integerrimis margine inferne recurvis basi subbinerviis, capsula subcylindrica inclinata,
operculo conico acuto.—Hedw. Muse. Frond, t. 31. Stereodon Donianus, Mitten, in Journ. Linn.
Soc. ined.
I I a b . Johnny’s Creek. {Oldfield, 1 4 0 .) (Scanty and imperfect specimen, growing amongst Leptotheca
Gaudichaudii) Cheshunt, Archer.
D is t b ib . Hermite Island, Cape Horn, Europe, North America.
Tribe XXIV. R hizogoniaceæ.
Gen. LVI. RHIZOGONIUM, Bridel.
Feristomium Hypni. Calyptra subulata, dimidiata. Capsula inclinata, longipedunculata. Operculum
plerumque rostratum.— Surculi subsimplices, erecti, subcompressi, easpitosi. Fructus basilaris. Flores-
ceiitia dioica. Folia rìgida, serrata, vel integerrima.
1 . Rhizogonium dîstichum (Bridel, Bryol. Univ. ii. 665) ; dioicum, foliis distichis ovato-oblongis
apice grosse dentatis nervo crasso sub apicem evanido, capsula oblonga horizontali, operculo conico-rostellato.—
R. Muelleri, Hampe, in Flantoe Muelleranics in Linnæa ! (ex Mitlen). Hypnum distichum, Schwægr.
Suppl. t. 87.
H a b . On rocks, Gunn. Ou stones: Leiith’s Creek, Cheshunt, Archer. Mount Wellington, Mossman.
D is t e ib . New Zeaiaud.
2. Rhizogonium No væ -H o lla n d iæ (Bridel, Bryol. Univ. ii. 664) ; dioicum, foliis distichis sub-
marginatis oblongo-ovatis denticulatis nervo valido excurrente breviter cuspidatis, capsula oblouga horizontali,
operculo rostrato.—Leskea Novæ-Hollandiæ, Schwoegr. Suppl. t. 83.
Var. foliis secundis. {Gunn)
H a b . On rotten trunks of trees, and near springs : Mount Wellington. Back of Hobarton, on banks
and dead wood. East Coast, on trap rocks. {Oldfield, 95.) ( /. B . H , 1346.) On dead trees : Western
Creek and West-end Eivulet, Chesliunt, Archer. Mount Wellingtou, Mossman.
D is tk ib . New Zealand, Australia, Lord Auckland’s Islands.
More elegant than the last.—Leaves yellowish-green, pellucid, scariose, obscurely margined below. Areolæ
larger, guttidate. Capsule pale-red, purplish at the mouth. Seta reddish, 1 iuch long. Operculum nearly as long
as the capsule. Liner peristome with short cilia. Annulus large.
3. Rhizogonium bifarium (Schimper, Bot. Zdt. 1844, p. 125} ; dioicum, surculo superne ramoso,
foliis distichis distantibus putontibiis ovato-lanccolatis concaviusculis submarginatis solidinerviis duplici
serie spiuuloso-serratis, capsula ovata horizontali, operculo conico-acuminato subrostellato.—Hypnum bifa-
rium. Hook. Muse. Exot. t. 57. Isothecium bifarium, Bridel, Bryol. Univ. ii. 356.
H a b . On stones, in wet places. Gullies: Brown’s River, Back River Gully. {Oldfield, 289, 326.)
D is t iu b . New Zealand.
Surculi slender, f inch long, bearing fruit about midway, not at the base. Branches few, slender, curved to
one side. Bachis zigzag. Leaves dull-green. Seta F iuch, curved at the top. Capsule small, roundish.