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forated, erect when dry; cilia of the inner peristome half as 
long and deeply coloured. Operculum one-third the length 
of the capsule. Annulus none. Calyptra pale dimidiate. 
Sporules large. 
Differs from N. breviseta, Hook. et Wils. Journal of 
Bot. vol. 4, t. 24, A, in its compressed foliage. Leaves not 
reflexed in the margin. The short capsule also distinguishes 
this Moss from all the allied species. 
77. Neckera julacea.  Schwaegr. Suppl. t. 245. 
N. longiseta, Hook. Musc. Exot. t. 4. 
On trees at the foot of the Serra de Santa Brida, Province 
of Goyaz. Feb. 1840. 
77.b. The same. Mission of Duro. Oct. 1839. 
78. Daltonia splachnoides. Schwaegr. Suppl. t. 295, var. major. 
Serra de Piedade. 
With the peristome of Hookeria, this Moss has a very 
peculiar calyptra, which, in connexion with the habit, may 
perhaps serve to keep it distinct from that genus. 
79. Lepidopilum subenerve. Hornsch. Fl. Bras. | 
Neckera scabriseta. Schwaegr. Suppl. t. 82. 
Stem of a large tree. San Castano. Oct. 1840. 
80. id.? var. minor, foliis acutis. Near Formoso. Oct. 1840. 
81. Hookeria albicans, (Leskea albicans) Hedw. Sp. M. t. 54. 
On trees, near Formoso, Minas Geraes. Oct. 1840. 
81. b. H. repens. Schwaegr. Suppl. t. 274, a. With the 
last. 
82. H. Merkel. Hornsch. in Fl. Bras. t. 3, f. 2. 
On a stone. Corcovado, n. 12, (1). 
“ Seta scabriuscula,” so described in the work cited ; but 
this character is quite variable, as appears by an original spe- 
Cimen in which the seta is almost smooth. 
83. id.? var, calyptra pallida, On decayed wood, Arrial das 
Merces. Oct. 1840. 
83. b. Same as No, 84. Calyptra rufo-fusca. Mixed with 
the last. : la 
84. Hookeria Merkelii ? var. seta levi. Hi 
On a moist bank, near the City of Rio Janeiro, n. 1, (1). 
85. H. Merkelii (forma normalis ?) seta scabra. 
