Leaves more crowded than in T. Antarctica, wider above ; areolation less opaque ; colour green, tinged with
red.—Closely allied to T. Muelleri. Leaves narrower, less appressed when dry.—P late CLXXII. Fig. 9 ; 1, leaf ;
2, capsule ; 3, ditto, with operculum removed ; 4, calyptra :—all magnified.
9. Tortu la rub ella (Hook. fil. et Wils.) ; monoica, caule breviusculo parce ramoso, foliis confertis
erecto-patentibus subrecurvis siccitate conduplicato-incurvis oblongis subspathulatis obtusiusculis margine
superne planis inferne revolutis, nervo rubro crasso iu pilo hyaline scabriusculo excurrente, seta longiuscula
gracili, capsula sirbcjlindrica leptoderma, peristomii tubo basilari longiusculo.— Syntrichia priuceps, ex
parte Mitten, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ined. (T a b . CLXXII. Fig. 10.)
H a b . On bauks, ra re: Gleu Leith, J. B . II., Gunn; P o tt Sorrell, Archer.
D is t e ib . New Zeaiaud. [Knight, 87.)
Closely allied to T. lævipila (Schwægr.).—Habit more slender. Antlteridia naked, axiUary. Leaves narrower,
more erect, scarcely recmved ; areolæ smaller, dense and opaque. Seta more slender, red, nearly 1 inch long.
Peristome tubular halfway.—Omitted in the New Zealand Flora.—P la t e CLXXII. Fig. 10 ; 1, leaf; 2, apex ; and
3, section of ditto ; 4, capsule and calyptra ; 5, ditto, with calyptra removed :—all magnified.
10. T o rfu la p a p illo sa (Wils.) ; “ dioica, cæspitulosa, foliis obovatis valde concavis patentibus siccitate
marginibus involutis papillosis, nervo superne granulifero in mueronem vel pilum excurrente, theca
operculo tertio breviore, iu peduncolo breviusculo crassiusculo cyliudrica peristomii parte tertia inferiore
tubulosa.”—Mitten, in lit. Tortula papillosa, Wils.; Spruce, in Lond. Joum. B o t.\8 4 b -, Wils. Bryol.
B r it.p . 135.
H a b . On trees, Gtmn.
D is t iu b . Probably throughout the temperate parts of the world, Australia, the Cape of Good Hope,
Britain, and Canada.
“ This small species is readily distinguished by the green granules on the surface of the nerve in the upper
portion of the leaf, aud when dry by the involution of the margins.”—Mitten, in lit.
11. Tortvila m n io id e s? (Schwægr.) ; foliis laxe imbricatis patulis siccitate crispis undulatis ovato-
lanceolatis acuminatis pellucido-marginatis.—Schwoegr. Suppl. t. 310; Mitten, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ined.
H a b . On logs, in copses: Cheshunt, Archer; Mount Wellington, Mossman.
D is t iu b . New Zealand, and, if identical with Schwægrichen’s Moss, which it appears to be, South
America.
Gen. XVI. TRICHOSTOMUM, Hedw., Brid. [exparte).
Peristomium simplex; denies 32, plus minus perfect!, per paria approximati, filiformes, tetragoni, granulosi,
crebre articulati, intorti. Capsula oblonga, erecta. Calyptra cucullata.—Florescentia monoica vel
dioica, fl. masc. gemmoeformis.
1. Trichostomum elongatum (Hook. fil. et Wils.) ; monoicum, caule longiusculo rigidulo simplici,
foliis laxis erecto-patentibus subsecundis parum flexuosis rigidulis e basi elliptica majuscula amplexicaule
membranacea pellucida longissime subulato-setaceis solidinerviis canaliculatis granuloso-serrulatis, seta elongata,
capsula elongata cylindrica erecta, operculo conico-subulato. (T a b . CLXXIII. Fig. 1.)
H a b . Moist clayey soil: Mount Wellington, Grass Tree Hill, hills about Hobarton, J .B . II., Fraser;
Cheshunt, Archer.
D i s t r ib . New Zealand.
Allied to T. longifolium (Brid.), distinguished by the pellucid margin of the large, sheathing, elliptical base of
the leaf.—Seta 1 inch long, reddish. Capsule pale-brown long, cylindrical. Annulus large. Operculum half as
long as the capsule. Male flowei- often terminal on a branch.—Omitted in the New Zealand Flora.—P la t e
CLXXIII. Fig. I ; 1, leaf ; 2, capsule ; 3, ditto, with operculum removed ; 4, teeth and annulus ;—all magnified.
2. Trichostomum cylindricarpum (C. Mueller) ; “ dioicum!; cæsjutes humiles, setoso-foliosi,
rigidi, sordide lutescentes ; caules intertexti, subsimplices, densifolii, robustiores, subgraciles, breviusculi;
folia caulina dense conferta, longa, setiformia, sicca subcrispate subsecuiida, e basi longiuscule vaginante
angusta, inferne laxiuscule, superne sensim retúndate iocrassatc areolata, pallida, tenera, in subulam elongatam
flexuosam scabriusculam summo apice denticulatam acutam sensim attenuata, nervo latiusculo subulam
totam superiorem occupante; perichætialia parum latiora, longius vaginantia; theca in pedúnculo
elongato gracili stricto lævi erecta, angustissime perfecte cylindrica, curviuscula.”—Mitten, in Ut. Leptotrichum
cylindricarpum, C. Miieller, Bot. Zeit. 1851,yj. 551.
IIab. Amongst rocks : Cataract, near Launceston, Mossman.
3. Trichosi . (Hook. fil. et Wils. Fl. N. Zeal. p. 7 2 ); caule brevissimo simplici.
foliis distantibus patulis flexuosis e basi ovata amplexicauli longissime subulato-setaceis solidinerviis canaliculatis
integerrimis, capsula oblonga subobliqua, operculo conico-subulato.— Dicranum flexifolium, Hook.
Muse. Exot. i. 144.
I I a b . On hills about Hobarton, on moist clayey ground. (/. B. II.) [Oldfield.)
D i s t r ib . New Zealand, South Africa, South America.
4. T richostomum (Leptotrichum) Oldfieldii (Mitten, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ined.) ; “ monoicum!
habitu Leptotrichi affinis, foliis e basi lata oblongo-ovata erecta longe subulatis patentibus apice parcissimc
denticulatis cellulis angustis elongatis sensim superne brevioribus firmis nervo subulam superiorem totam
occupante canaliculatis, perichætialibus basi longiore latioreque elliptico-convolutis, theca in pedúnculo
elongato ætate rubro cylindracea arcuata, fiore masculo gemmæformi brevifolioso in foliorum caulinorum
axillis.”
H a b . On the ground. [Oldfield, \h 4 )
“ Very near to Leptotrichum affine, C. Mueller, in size and appearance, but with leaves about twice as wide at
the oblong base, and tbeuce subulate.”—Milten, I. c.
5. Trichostomum (Leptotrichum) australe (Mitten, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ined.) ; “monoicum !,
caule elongato ramoso cæspitoso, foliis erecto-patentibus clongato-ovalibus ellipticisve cellulis elongatis
areolatis nervo iu subulam setaceam apice parce denticulatam longe excurrente, perichætialibus elongatis
convolutis apice abruptis nervo longe capillari excurrente, theca in pedúnculo circiter semiunciali pallide
fusco ovali erecta fusca, fiore masculo in ramo elongato e basi caulis fertilis egrediente terminali.”—
Lophiodon strictus, Hook. fil. et Wils. in Fl. Antarct. Crypt, p . 18. /. 5 9 . / 2. Didymodon longifolius,
var. 3 penicillatus eorund. I. c. p . 102. D. longifolius et Disticliium capillaceum, in Fl. Novæ Zelandiæ
enumei'ata, etiam huic speciei pertinent.
IIab. Cheshunt, Archer.
D is t r ib . New Zealand, Falkland, Lord Auckland’s, and Campbell’s Islands.
“ This most distinct Moss has beeu wrongly descilbcd with dioicous iufloveseeuce and striated leaves. In the
specimens collected by Jlr. Archer the stems are 4 inches high, but the seta is not longer than in the shorter states
of the plant. The capsules in all the specimens are too old to afford an idea of the perfect peristome, but in everj'
other particular the structure is similar to that observable in the species of Leptotrichum, ami not at all different
from that of Weissia stricta, Hook, fil, et Wils. F!. Antarct. Crypt, p. 98. t. 152. f. 4, which is also referable to
the same geuus.”—Mitten, I. c.
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