302 MR. W. MITTEN ON NEW SPECIES OF MUSCI FROM CEYLON. 
Macromitrium, sectio nov. Cometium. 
Rami graciles, dichotome fasciculatimve ramosi. Folia seriatim 
dispositi, e cellulis rotundatis areolata. Theca in pedunculo 
breviusculo quadrangulo scabro, brevis, sicca 4-6-plicata levisve. 
Calyptra ramentis inferioribus divaricatis. | 
* Folia perichetialia vaginula breviora. 
M. orthostichum, Nees ab E. 
M. appressifolium, sp. nov. 
M. hispidulum, sp. nov. 
M. angulatum, Mitt. 
** Folia perichetialia vaginule «equalia. 
M. seminudum, sp. nov. 
*** Folia perichetialia vaginula longiora. 
M. minutum, sp. nov. 
M. ORTHOSTICHUM, Nees ab E. ; Schwaegr. Supp. t. 316. 
Folia dense inserta, a basi brevi erecta squarroso-patula, semitorta, sicca 
curvata recurvave subsquarrosa, elongate lanceolata, apice obtusiuscula, 
nervo in mucronem brevem excurrente carmata, margine crenulata, 
basin versus subrecurva, cellulis rotundatis, basalibus infimis paucis- 
simis oblongis; perichztialia conformia, vaginula breviora; calyptra 
ramentis latis copiosis, superioribus appressis, inferioribus divergen- 
tibus decurvisque dentatis. 
Hab. Java (ex herb. Nees) in mont. Megamendong et Paroerongo reg. 
sup. alt. 7000-10,000’, Motley. 
M. APPRESSIFOLIUM, Mitt. 
Folia approximata, a basi brevissima vix erectiore patula, recurva, subse- 
mitorta, sicca contorta appressa, oblongo-lanceolata obtusa, nervo in 
mucronem brevem excurrente, margine crenulata, cellulis omnibus 
rotundo-quadratis; perichetialia similia, vaginula breviora; calyptra 
ramentis superioribus appressis, inferioribus decurvis denticulatis.— 
M. orthostichum, Bryol. Javanica, t. 107. 
Hab. Java (ex herb. Dozy et Molkenboer). 
M. orthosticho simile, foliis autem siccis appressis brevioribus, ramen- 
tisque calyptre minus copiosis, 
M. HISPIDULUM, Thw. et Mitt. 
Rami graciles, in ezespites luteos aggregati, ramosi; folia in series quinas 
erectas disposita, a basi brevi erectiore recurva, patentia, oblongo-lance- 
olata, apice acuta obtusiusculave breviter acuminata, nervo rufescehte 
carinata, planiuseula, margine ob cellulas prominulas minute apice di- 
stinctius crenulata, cellulis ubique rotundatis obscuris papillosis areo- 
