an  examination  of  a  poor  specimen  preserved  in  Sir  W. J.  
 Hooker’s Herbarium.  The  accompanying  figure  has  been  prepared  
 from  that  specimen. 
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 Fig.  1.  E lachistea  cu r ta :— the natural size.  3.  Small pai't  of  the tu ft;—  
 magnijied.  3.  A spore,  and  four of the  paranemata:— highly  magnified. 
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