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D is t r ib . New Zealand.
Closely allied to W. controversa (Hedw.), distinguished hy its pale-yellow fruit-stalks.—Leaves longer and
narrower, the margins nearly plane. Teeth of the peristome perforated. Annulus none.
2. W e is s ia con tro v ersa (Hedw.) ; cæspitosa, foliis lanceolatis lineari-lanceolatisve margine incurvis
et involutis costa percursa mucronatis, capsula ovali siccitate substriata, operculo conico-rostellato, peristomii
deutibus subiutegris lineari-lanceolatis obtusiusculis.—Hedw. Muse. Frond. ; Schwoegr. ; Hook, et
Tayl.; Mitten, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ined. W. viridula, Brid. Bryol. Europ.
H a b . Cheshunt, Archer.
D is t r ib . All parts of the world.
3. W e is s ia microcarpa (Hook. fil. et Wils.) ; monoica, cæspitosa, foliis erecto-patentibus subin-
curvis siccitate crispulis lineari-lanceolatis carinato-coucavis margine subreflexis, pericliætialibus subvaginan-
tibus caulinis similibus, seta longiuscula gracih flavesceute, capsula minuta ovali erecta, operculo longirostri,
peristomii dentibus brevibus apice subbifidis.—EEolomitrium cirrhatum, Mitten, in Journ. Linn. Soo. ined.
(T a b . CLXXI. Fig. 5.)
H a b . On rocks and stones : Glen Leith, and on Mount Nelson, J. L). H. ; Cheshunt, Archer.
Closely allied to W . cim-hata (Hedw.).—Cajo««/e much smaller, oval, scarcely contracted at the mouth, reddish-
brown. Teeth of the peristome shorter, slightly bifid, bright-red, not trabeculate at the hack. Operculum with a
reddish border. Seta louger and more slender. Leaves yellowish, longer and more acute, less reflexed in the margin,
less crisped when dry ; areolæ at the base smaDer, not pellucid. Perichwtial leaves longer and less sheathing.
— P la t e CLXXI. Fig. 5 ; 1, fruiting specimen ; 3, leaf ; 3 and 4, capsule ; 5. calyptra ; 6, teeth -.—all magnified.
Gen. V II. SYMBLEPHARIS, Montagne.
Peristomium, simplex; denies 8, breves, bigeminati (vel 32, quaternatim approximati), erecti, siccitate
in eonum conniventes. Capsula subcylindrica, erecta, microstoma. Calyptra cylindrico-subulata, elongata,
dimidiata. Periehcetii folia longissima, vaginantia.—Holomitrium, Bridel. Sprucea, Hook. fil. et Wils. in
Fl. Antarct.
1. Symblepharis p e r ichoe tia lis (Wils.) ; caule erecto ramoso, foliis confertis erecto-patentibus
siccitate crispis e basi lanceolata subulato-attenuatis integerrimis canaliculatis margine {ilaiiis nervo continuo,
perichætialibus longissimis, capsula oblonga, operculo conico-subulato recto.—Fl. N. Zeal. p . 60.
Trichostomum perichætiale, Hook. Muse. Exot. t. 73. Holomitrium perichætiale, Bridel.
H a b . Tasmania. {Gunn, 18.)
D is t iu b . Mauritius, Campbell’s Island, New Zeaiaud.
Tribe I I I . E is s id e n t eæ .
Gen. V I II. EISSIDENS, lledw.
Peristomium simplex; denies 16, æquidistantes, longiuaculi, linea media percursa, in crura duo raro
tria inæqualia subulata fissi, crebre articulati, hygroscopici, siccitate geniculati incurvi. Calyptra euculli-
formis, raro couico-mitræformis. Fmctificatio in caule primario vel in ramis brevibus secundariis termi-
nahs.—Eolia disticha, equitantia, alternantia, dorso in alam et apice i
producta, compresso-canaliculata, semiamplexicaulia.
Distinguished from Biçranum by the distichous, equitant, vertical leaves.
§ a. Folia marginata.
1. P is s id e n s in c u rv u s (Schwiegr. Suppl. i. 2. p. 5. t. 4 9 ); caule simplici decumbente, foliis lanceolatis
marginatis lamina dorsali supra basiu diseoutinuata nervo subcontinuo, capsula cernua incurva,
operculo conico-acurnínato, il. masc. terminali vel basilari gemmgeformi.—Br. et Sch. Bryol. Europ. ex
l, 333.)
Var. 1 ; folii laminis dorsalibus verticalibusque vix marginatis.
Var. 2 ; foliis cuspidatis rigidulis flexuosis lutesceutibus, seta pallida.
Hab. Var. 1.. St. Patrick’s Eiver; on the ground, in shady forests. {Gunn, 1622.)
Var. 2. By the sea-side, South Port. {Gunn, 15.)
D i s t r ib . Europe, America.
2. F is s id en s v itta tu s (Hook. fil. et Wils.) ; caule subramoso, foliis incurvis secundisve ovato-ligu-
latis marginatis siccitate crispatis involutis basi undulatis infra marginem vittatis, seta terminali, capsula
ovata cernua, operculo conico-rostellato. (Tab. CLXXI. Eig. 6 .)
H a b . Circular Head, on the ground. {Gunn, 1697.)
D is t r ib . Swan Eivcr, South-eastern Australia.
Slem about 2 Hues in height. Leaves apicidate, bent to one side, carinate on the back, nerve strong and prominent,
the vittffi at the base of the leaf forming a cartilaginous margin iu the upper part ; male flower jiot found
(dioicous?).—Closely allied to F. limbatus (Sullivant, in Lieutenant Whipple’s Expedition).—P l a t e CLXXI. Fig. 6
1, íruitiüg specimen; 2, leaf; 3, section of ditto ; 4, capsule;—all magnified.
3. F issid en s rigidulus (Hook. fil. et Wils. El. N. Zeal. p. 61. t. 83. f. 3) ; dioicas?, caule grácil
elongato ramoso polyphyllo, foliis rigidulis siccitate subcrispis ovato-lanceolatis acutiusculis (lamina verti
cali brevi) margiue valde incrassatis, nervo valido pellucido continuo, capsula terminali ovali suberecta
operculo rostellato, fl. masc. terminali.
H a b . Circular Head; on stones iu running water, Mount Wellington; Tent rivulet, Cheshunt, and
on rocks, Stackhouse Falls, Arche-r. {Gunn, 1699.) {Oldfield, 250.)
D is t k ib . New Zealand.
4. P issid en s b r ev ifo liu s (Hook. fil. et Wils. Fl. N. Zeal. p. 61. t. 83. f. 4 ); caule longiusculo,
ramis fructiferis basilaribus brevioribus, foliis caulinis confertis ovatis brevissimis cymbiformibus basì vaginante
tautum marginatis, rameis dissitis longius acuminatis, lamina dorsali discontinua, capsula suberecta.
Var. 0 . floribundas; foliis longioribus siccitate crispulis, floribus fcem. et masc. numerosis axillaribus.
H a b . Shady banks by the Derwent, New Norfolk. {Oldfield, 218.)
D is t r ib . New Zealand, South Africa, South America.
5. P issid en s T a y lo r i (C. Mueller) ; monoicus, humilliuius, simplex, laxe aggregatus; caulibus sterilibus
flexuosis, foliis 7-8-jugis infra laxis superne confertis erecto-patentibus oblongis obtusissimis nervo
apiculatis; lamina dorsali supra basiu desinente; plauta fertili foliis 2-3-jugis erectis adpressis amplec-
taiitibus acuminatis; seta subilexuosa; theca ovali, inclinata, operculo rostrato breviore.— C. Mueller,
Synops. Muse. Frond, i. 65 ; Mitten, in Journ. lAnn. Soc. ined. F. pygmieus, Taylor, Lond. Journ. Boi,
1846, jo. 6 6 .
H a b . ÜU the earth, in copses, forests, etc. ; Chesliunt, Archer.
D is t u ib . Australia.
§ b. Folia immarginata.
6 . F is s id en s str ic tu s (Hook. fll. et Wils.) ; monoicus, caule longiusculo gracili subramoso, ramis