460 MR. E. 8. SALMON ON 
Mitten, in the Kew Herbarium, from Tsus Sima, China (Wilford, 
May 1859). 
PHILONOTIS PALUSTRIS, Mttt.—In the original diagnosis Mitten 
(7) describes the species as “Monocica... flore masculo peri- 
chetio proxima," but through some error of printing the remark 
follows ** The male flower has not been seen." Examination of 
the type shows the male flower to be terminal on a short special 
branch near the perichetium ; the perigonial bracts are lanceolate 
acuminate from an ovate-oblong sheathing base, with the nerve 
longly excurrent, paraphyses numerous, filiform or slightly en- 
larged upwards. There are examples of the species, named by 
Mitten, in the Kew Herbarium, from Formosa (Oldham) and 
Japan (Moseley, * Challenger’ Expedit.). 
It seems possible that the moss lately described by Bescherelle 
(18) as Philonotula Savatieriana may be the same as the present 
species. Bescherelle says of his species, “ Cette mousse parait se 
rapprocher davantage du P. palustris, Mitt.,... la nervure foliaire 
dentée, papilleuse, les feuilles caulinaires dressées, les raméales 
non carénées du P. Savatieriana distinguent suffisamment cette 
espèce du P. palustris." In Mitten's type specimens, however, 
the cauline leaves are only slightly secund, the branch-leaves 
(except in the strongest branches) hardly keeled, and the nerve 
of the leaf is decidedly rough with minute scattered points. 
POLYTRICHACES. 
Arricuum OBTUSULUM, C. Müll.—China: side of bank, moun- 
tain, 6000 ft., Szechuen, S. Wushan, c. fr. (Dr. A. Henry, June 
1888, no. 5888 partim) ; Hupeh, Fang, c. fr. (idem, Sept. 1888, 
no. 7482 a). An interesting occurrence, the species being 
hitherto known only from the Himalayas. 
POLYTRICHUM ($ PoaosATUM) THELICARPUM, C. Müll. in Nuor. 
Giorn. Bot. Ital. ii. p. 94 (1896), from Prov. Schen-Si, China, 
is, aecording to authentie specimens, determined by Müller 
(Bryoth. E. Levier, nos. 905, 1048), identieal with P. urnigerum, 
Beauv. 
P. GYMNOPHYLLUM, Mitf.—China: Yunnan, 8. of Red River 
from Manmer (mountain forest), c. fr. (Dr. A. Henry, no. 10347). 
An interesting addition to the Chinese Flora. The species has 
