450 MR. H. N. DIXON ON SOME 
AULACOMNIACEZE. 
ПЕРТОТНЕСА GAUDICHAUDI, Schwaegr. Mt. Cook district (Murray, 
No. 98). The apex of the branches occasionally bears a densely agglome- 
rated mass of broad filaments, forming а dark brown capitulum, each body 
consisting of a stout, brown, unbranched, closely articulated eylindrical thread, 
the terminai joint being sometimes һуайпе. 
AULACOMNIUM PALUSTRE, Schwaeg., forma GRACILIS, Mt. Cook district 
(Murray, No. 87). А form very near var. lawifolium, Kindb., but perhaps 
best kept separate. A. palustre is recorded from Tasmania. but has not 
hitherto been found in New Zealand. 
BARTRAMIACEZE. 
Barrramia HarLERIANA, Hedw. Mt. Cook district (Murray, No. 77). c.fr. 
lake Wakatipu, South Г. (Meiklejohn, No. 13), c.fr. 
В. parens, Brid. Mt. Cook district (Murray, No. 91), cfr. Mauriceville. 
Wairarapa, North I. (Gray, No. 85) : a very small form. 
В. РАРИЛ.АТА, Hook. f. & Wils. Mt. Cook district (Murray, No. 116), ety. 
PHILONOTIS AUSTRALIS (Mitt.), Par. Mauriceville. Wairarapa, North I. 
(Gray, №. 23). 
P. scapriroLia (Hook, f, & Wils.), Broth. (Bartramia appressa, Hook. f. 
№ Wils. ; and B. vemotifolia, Hook. f. & Wils.). Waitakarei Hills (Murray, 
No. 56). d. Mt. Cook distriet (No. 12, st. : No. 101, c.fr.) 
BREUTELIA AFFINIS (Hook.), Mitt. Waitakarei Hills (Murray, No. 5). 
В. comosa, Mitt. Waitakarei Hills (Murray, No. 27). Mt. Cook district 
(Murray, No. 86). 
CALOMNIACE.®. 
CALOMNION LATUM, Hook. f. & Wils. Mauriceville, Wairarapa, North I. 
(Gray, No. 21). 
POLYTRICHACE A. 
PoGONATUM TORTILE (Sw.), P. Beauv. Kaipara, near Auckland, North I. 
(Blackwell, No. 19), с.Ёг. ] cannot separate this from Swartz’s species, A 
very characteristic feature in P. fortile is the narrow raised lines which run 
longitudinally along the capsule, and which may be called ribs, but are not 
elevated enough to render the capsule angled. They are normally six in 
number, but are not always all developed. The Kaipara plant above noted 
shows these distinctly. Z. australusicum, Hampe & С. Muell., is described 
"theca... ubique feris " : if this is correct, Miss. Dlaekwell?^s plant cannot 
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