446 MH. H. N. DIXON ОХ SOME 
in Hookers Herbarium (leg. Mueller, 1855, Victoria, No. 41) being almost 
identical with Mr. Gray’s plant. Two unnamed specimens in Mitten’s 
Herbarium, * New Zealand, F. Reader, 5 and 6.2 also belong to this species. 
ZYGODON Menztesit (Schwaeg.), Walk. Arn. — Mauriceville, Wairarapa, 
North I. (Gray, No. 65), efr. 
И. NEGLECTUS, C, Muell. (Z. obtusifolius, Hook. Ё. Handb. N. Z. Fl. р. 1M. 
non Hooker). Mauriceville, Wairarapa, North I. (Gray, Nos. 47, 50), c.fr. 
MACROMITRIUM LIGULARE, Mitt. Maurieeville, Wairarapa, North I. (Gray, 
No. 51), сЇт. 
M. вссаруртовем, Hampe & C. Muell. Mauriceville, Wairarapa, North T. 
(Gray, No. 5), сЇт. 
? M. FLACCIDISETUM, C, Muell. Waitakarei Hills (Murray, No. 60), сЇт. 
А somewhat doubtful determination ; the material is poor. 
Macromirritm (GoxtosTOMA) RIGESCENS. Broth. & Dixon, sp. nov. 
( Pl. 20. figs. 20-24.) 
Dense late prorepens, rufo-flavescens, sat robusta, ramis densis, 1-10 салп. 
longis, dense fustigiate ramulosis, strictis, Folia sat conferta, erecto-patentia, 
siecitate arete ad pressa. parum curvata, apice incurvo-torquato, 2-25 mm. 
longa, e basi ovata breviter late lanceolata. brevissime acutata, subacuta vel 
subobtusa mucronata, pluries plicata, prope basin uno margine late altero 
sepius angustius recurva, marginibus superioribus hic illie anguste recurvis, 
Costa profunde canaliculata, percurrens, dorso levis. Cellulæ superiores 
in seriebus longitudinalibus regularibus dispositæ, sat pellucidw, parum 
incrassatie, rotunda, 12-14 p. late, basilares circa ad quartam partem folii 
elongatæ, sat pellucidæ, angustissime lineares, inerassatæ; summa quæque 
superiorum et plures e basilarikus papilla conica alta pellucida priedite ; 
marginibus quoque, præcipue ad basin, papillis longis interdum geminatis 
alte cristatis. Vaginula pilosa, Seta perbrevis, ad 35 mm. longa, levis. 
Theea elliptica, ad basin sensim angustata, ore constricto, leviter plicato, 
gymnostoma. Wxothecii rete orificium versus parvum, isodiametricum, 
incrassatum, infra sensim elongatum laxiusque. Calyptra parce pilosa. 
Spori 20-25 u, minute papillosi. 
Паб. Mt. Cook district (Murray, No. 69), c.fr. 
This species belongs to a small group confined to New Zealand, and 
represented by three species, M. submueronitolium, Hampe & C. Muell., 
М. grossirete, С. Muell., and M. papillifolium, C. Muell. The last two 
species have short subglobular branches with erisped leaves, while М. sub- 
mucronifolium is a very much smaller plant with quite a different habit and 
