7. Chara fr a g ilis (Desv.).
Derwent River, at Glen Leith. (G«««, 1576.)
D i s t r ib . Common in Europe and other parts of the world.
8 . Chara macropogon (A. Braun, in Liunfea, xvii. \\Q ).— Plant. Preiss. ii. 147 ; llook. Lond.
■Tonrn. Bot. i. 200.
H ab. Brackish water at Georgetown, with Fwyjjo/a. (Gw»«, 1568**.)
D is t r ib . Swan Eiver.
Gen. I I . NITELLA, Ag.
1. N it e lla glceostachys (A. Braun, in Hook. Lond. Journ. Bot. i. 196).
H a b . Soutli Esk River. (Ga««, 1566.)
D is tk ib . Swan Eiver.
2. N ite lla H o o k e r i (A. Braun, I.e. 199).—F/. N . Zeal. ii. 56. Chara australis, Tayl. in Herb.
Hook. etc.
Hab. Yorktown, Lake St. Clair (with C. mollusca). {Gunn, 1571, 1567.)
D i s t e ib . New Zealand, Kerguelen’s Land.
3. N ite lla p en ic illa ta (A. Braun, I.e.).
IIab. Tasmania. {Gunn, 1002.)
4. N ite lla diffusa (A. Braun).
H a b . Distillery Creek, Launceston j rivulet near Penquite. {Gunn, 1574.)
5. N ite lla g e la tin o sa (A. Braun, I.e.).
Hab. Rivulets near Launceston, St. Patrick’s River, etc. {Gnnn, 1566* 1557, 1566?)
D i s t u ib . Swan River.
6 . N ite lla Gunnii (A. Braun).
H a b . South Esk River. [Gvrnn, 1570* 1571* 1575.)
N a t . O e d . V. MUSCI, Jms.
B y JF. Wilson, Esq.
Of the Tasmanian Mosses (about 250) here described, the majority (180) were collected by Mr. Gunn and
myself, and have been elaborated by Mr. W. Wilson; the remainder consists of additions to the Tasmanian
Flora, chiefly made by my friend W. Archer, Esq., F.L.S., of Cheshunt, and which have been examined and
described by Mr. W. Mitten. Mr. Mitten has indeed prepared a paper on Mr. Archer’s Mosses, which
will be presented to the Limieean Society of London; and I have to acknowledge my great obligations to.
him for allowing me to insert his descriptions of the new species here, as well as for some valuable notes
on Gunn’s Mosses and my own; these I have appended to Mr. Wilson’s descriptions as this work was
passing through the press.
There are no doubt very many fine Mosses to be discovered in Tasmania, especially on the lofty mountains,
and on the damp western and southern coasts. A large proportion will probably prove identical with
New Zealand species, and with those of Fuegia and the Antarctic Islands. In the New Zealand Flora
upwards of 250 species of Mosses are described by Mr. Wilson, and many have been discovered since,
especially by Mr. Knight, raising the number known to upwards of 300.—/ . D. H.
S u border 1. ANDR^ACEiE.
Gen. I. ANDBEJ3A, Ekrh.
Theca in receptáculo exserto sessilis, fere ad basin valvulis quatuor dehiscens ; valvulis apice opérenlo
persistente connexis. Calyptra mitrmforrais.
1. Andreaea petroph ila (Ehrh. Beiträge, i. 192) ; foliis e basi subvagiuante patentibus ovato-acuminatis
acutiusculis apice subobliquis dorso papillosis enervibus siccitate appressis.— Bruch et Schimper,
Bryol. Eur. t. 623. A. rupestris, Hedw. Sp. M. t. 7 . / . 2, descriptio ex parte, excl. syn .; Hook, et Tayl.
Muso. Brit. ii. /. 8 ; Fl. Antarct.p. 396; Fl. N . Zeal. p . 57.
IIab. On rocks, elev. 1500-3000 feet; Lake Echo, J. B . H. ; the Falls, Cheshunt, Archer. {Gunn,
1702.)
D is t r ib . Europe, and all other temperate parts of the world.
2. Andresea montana (Mitten) ; “ A. alpina similiima, foliis parte superiore sensim acutis vis acuminatis
margine integerrimo, margine partis inferioris minute creuulato, cellulis basi oblongis elongatisque
parallelogrammaticis cite in minutas longitudine töW latitudine to'o— nncim metientes trauseuntibus.”—
Mitten, in Joum. Linn. Soc. ined. (T a b . CLXXI. Pig. 1.)
H a b . On rocks : rivulet near Cumming’s Head, Western Mountains, Archer.
“ Closely resem b lin g A. alpina in size, h a b it, co lo u r o f its leaves, a n d g e n e ra l ap p e a ra n c e , b u t th e o u tlin e o f its
leaves, wh en comp re ssed , is ov a te, s lig h tly acum in a te , th e cells a t th e ba se d is tin c tly p a ra lle lo g ram m a tic , a n d th o se
o f th e u p p e r p o r tio n la rg e r. A. acutifolia h a s mu c h n a rrow er le av e s.” Mitten, I. c.— P late CLXXI. P ig . 1 ;
1 - 3 , leaves -.—all n
3. An dr eoea acuminata (Mitten) ; “ A. acutifolia similliina, foliis e basi erecta caulcm amplectente
patulis apicibus incurvis explanatis ovato-lanceolatis margine partis erecta? minute crenulato dorso apicem
versus inconspicue papillosis, cellulis ex apice ad mediam minutis quadrato-rotuudatis diametro circiter
TWO- uncia? metientibus deiude in oblongas subparallelogrammaticas parietes latitudine superantes inferne
in longioribus angustis fusciclulis parietibus crassioribus trauseuntibus, perichætialibus ovalibus tenuiter acumiuatis
convolutis.”—Mitten, I. c. (T a b . CLXXI. Pig. 2 .)
H a b . On rocks : Clieshunt, Archer.
“ Very nearly allied to A. acutifolia, Hook. fil. et Wils. Fl. Antai'ct. p. 118, but with leaves a httle wider, and
cells in the npper portion smaller and more numerous, all with much narrower walls, those just below the middle
of the leaf with walls narrow-cr than their own width aud peUucid. From A. petrophila it recedes in the form of
its leaves, as well as iu their cellular structure already described.” Mitten, I. c.—P late CLXXI. Fig. 2 ; 1, peri-
chætiuiu and capsule; 2, leaves:—both magnified.
4. Andreæa n itid a (Hook. fil. et Wils.) ; caulibus suberectis laxe cæspitosis parce ramosis, foliis
erecto-patentibus ovato-oblongis obtuse npiculatis concavis enerviis nitidis marginibus reflexis, pericliætiali-
bus paulo longioribus erectis.—Fl. Antarct. i. p¡ 118. t. 5 7 . / 3 ; Mitten, I. c.
H a b . On stones : rivulet near Cummiug’s Head, Western Mountains, Archer.
D i s t r ib . Lord Auckland’s Islands.
5. Andreæa subulata (Harvey) ; caule subraraoso, foliis falcato-secuiidis subulatis attenuatis basi
dilatatis crassincrviis, perichætialibus convolutis.—A. subulata, Harvey, in Hook. Ic. Plant, iii, t. 2 0 1 ;
Fl. Antarct. i. 119; Mitten, I.e.
1 Ia b . On rocks : Jackey’s Plain Creek, and rivulet near Cuinming’s Head, Western Mountains, Archer.
D istiuis. Cape of Good Hope, Lord Auckland’s Group, and Campbell’s Island.
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