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Folia pericheetialia pallida, inferne lutea, ovata, longe acuminata, ecostata, margine 
serrulato. Archegonia circa 25, cum pallidis paraphysibus dense conferta. 
This plant somewhat resembles Porotrichum penneforme, C. Muell., in size and general 
appearance, but differs in the less crowded, more ascending branches, and the areolation 
of the leaves. 
Male flowers not observed. Rhizome 0:25 mm. thick, angulate. Flabellate stems 
5-7 cm. long. Stem-leaves 1:5 mm. long; areolation at base lax, irregularly oval, linear 
above, and towards apex oval, with thick cell-walls sparsely pitted. Branch with its 
leaves about 1 mm. thick. Branch-leaves 1:25-1:5 mm. long, not complanate normally ; 
nerve often concealed in a deep fold. Perichzetial leaves with cells crowded, hexagonal, 
thin-walled at base; marginal row quadrate, very delicate, linear above, with walls thick, 
gelatinoid, pitted. 
Hab. Milanji. , 
HEPATICS. (By A. Gerr, M.A., F.L.S.) 
PLAGIOCHILA RUTENBERGIT, Gottsche, in Abhandl. naturwiss. Vereines Bremen, vii. 
p. 338. 
The Milanji specimens agree in most respects with Gottsche's description and figures. 
"They differ in having the ala of the perianth in some cases ciliato-dentate (4 cilia) towards 
the apex. 
Distrib. Madagascar. 
LoPHOCOLEA, sp. 
RADULA, sp. Near R. Boryana, Nees. 
PHRAGMICOMA PAPPEANA, Nees, Synops. Hepat. p. 296. 
Distrib. S. and E. Africa. 
LEJEUNEA (0 LoPHOLEJEUNEA), sp. 
LEJEUNEA ($ EULEJEUNEA) FLAVA, Gottsche, Lindenb., & Nees, Synops. Hepat. p. 373. 
Widely distributed in the Tropics. 
LEJEUNEA DECURSIVA, v. d. Sande Lacoste, Syn. Hep. Jav. tab. xiv. 
Our sterile specimen agrees exactly with the figure quoted. 
Distrib. Java. 
LEJEUNEA ($ MICROLEJEUNEA) GRACILLIMA, Mitt. in Journ. Linn. Soc. v. p. 115. 
Distrib. Ceylon, Tropical Africa. 
FRULLANIA BRUNNEA, Gottsche, Lindenb., & Nees, Mimi i Hepat. p. 441. 
Distrib. S. Africa. 
