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totam fere laminam occupante in aristam robustam ferrugineam 
teretem indistincte denticulatam plus minus elongatam flexuosam 
protracto exarata, e cellulis depressis incrassatis areolata; perichaetialia 
longius aristata piliformia; theca in pedunculo breviusculo crasso 
rubro strictiusculo inclinata parva cubica discoideo-apophysata ver- 
rucosa, operculo e basi planiuscula rostrato, calyptra capsulam supe- 
rante lurida breviter oblique rostrata; peristomii dentes breves angusti. 
Habitatio. Australia, Victoria, Studley Park prope Melbourne: 
F. Reader leg. 2. Aug. 1883, mis. 1892 ex Dimboola; Upper Ovens 
River: Mc. Cann 1882 in Hb. Melbourne; Grampians, sine loco 
speciali: Hb. Melbourne 1881; Daylesford: R. Wallace 1877 in Hb. 
Melbourne; Fowler’s Bay: Hb. Melbourne 1881. In Australia com- 
mune videtur. 
Foliis madore patenti-recurvatis parum arcuatis primo visu 
cognoscendum. 
35. Polytrichum (Eupolytricha appressifolia) rubigi- 
nosum n. sp.; cespites 5—8 cm alti rubiginosi laxe cohaerentes basi 
solum magis intricati; caulis simplex flexuosus usque ad medium vel 
supra nudiusculus inde anguste clavatus truncato-obtusatus, apice 
tantum glaucus inde ferrugineus; folia caulina dense appressa humore 
recurvate juniperoideo-patula, e basi pallida angustissime reticulata 
in laminam anguste lanceolatam plus minus convolutaceam dentibus 
remotissimis brevibus superne parcissime serratam ferrugineam 
exeuntia, nervo lato in aristam robustam inferne rubiginosam apice 
hyalinam serrulatam strictam protracto dorso apicis scabro exarata, 
e cellulis supra basin depressis incrassatis areolata; perichaetialia 
multo longius aristata,; theca in pedunculo pollicari crasso strictius- 
culo inclinata parva cubica verrucosa, calyptra (juvenilis) longe cam- 
panulata stricta sericeo-aurea. Caetera nulla. 
Habitatio. Nova Seelandia, insula australis, litore australasico 
prope Greymouth: Richard Helms legit et 1885 misit. 
Planta mascula breviter prolifera valde truncata. Species distincta 
propria. 
36. Polytrichum (Eupolytricha appressifolia) Beccarii 
n.sp.; cespites laxe cohaerentes robusti suprapollicares; caulis crassius- 
culus inferne usque ad medium nudiusculus inde clavato-teres apice 
brevissime cuspidatus flexuosus; folia caulina dense appressa summo 
apice glauca inde deorsum nigrito-ferruginea madore dense patula 
parva, e basi vaginata brevi aurantiaca anguste laxiuscule reticulata 
in laminam breviter lanceolatam et nervo latissimo ferrugineo exce- 
dente in aristam scabram apice hyalinam protracta, e cellulis 
depressis incrassatis areolata; perichaetialia multo longius aristata; 
theca in pedunculo brevi vix pollicari crasso rubro arcuato inclinata 
