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obvious distinction, they are more deeply serrated than those of 

 all the other species, without excepting even S. serratum, and 

 the reticulations are less apparent than is common in most of 

 the individuals of this beautiful genus. The apophysis is so ob- 

 solete as scarcely to be distinguishable from the capsule, which 

 in its form bears a great resemblance to that of S. tenue. Dr. 

 Buchanan found this plant at Naram Hetty. 



Tab. XXVI. Fig. 2. 



a. Splachnum squarrosum, natural size. 



b. leaf magnified. 



c. capsule, magnified. 



4. Pterogonium declinatum. 



Pterogoniwn caule repente, foliis imbricatis ovatis integerrimis 

 mediotenus uninervibus, capsul& declmata, operculo in- 

 curvato. 



Caales procumbentes, reptantes, ramosissimi, ramis vagis, nu- 

 merosis, unguicularibus, adscendentibus, divisis, curvatis, 

 teretibus, apicem versus leviter incrassatis, basi denudatis, 

 inde Miosis. Folia pallide viridia, laxiuscule imbricata, 

 erecto-patula, ovata, breviter acuminata, plana, margine 

 integerrima, nervo obscuro concolore ultra medium evanes- 

 cente instructa; perichatialia reliquorum similia, sed ali- 

 quantum angustiora, magis acuminata et lutescentia, basi 

 rufescente. Pedicellus lateralis, ramorum prope medium 

 ortus, unguicularis, erectus, rufo-fuscus, inferne leevis, su- 

 perne punctis elevatis scabrosus. Capsula oblonga, infra 

 oram aliquantum angustata, declinata, rufo-ferruginea, punc- 

 tata, ora incrassat&. Operculum capsule concoJor, ejusque 



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