NEW SPECIES OF MUSCI. 57 



Funaria, Schreber. 



1. F. subnuda ; caule aggregate), erecto, simplici, basi sub- 

 nudo ; foliis congestis, erectis, concavis, late ovatis, acutis, 

 subintegerrimis, nervo vix pertingente; capsula erectius- 

 cula, kevi, ovata, elongate apophysata; operculo piano. — 

 Swan River, Mr. J. Drummond. 



Stems crowded, scarcely ^ an inch high, pale yellowish- 

 green, naked below. Shoots rose-shaped. Leaves very con- 

 cave, subserrulate at their tops. Seta about twice the length 

 of the capsule : this is smooth, ovate, placed on an obconical 

 apophysis. There is no annulus present. Outer peristome 

 with sixteen lanceolate, oblique teeth ; inner very short, the 

 laciniee obtuse, very irregular. Lid quite flat. Base of the 

 calyptra inflated, its beak inclined. This differs from Funaria 

 Templetoni, Smith, by the fewer, more concave, and wider 

 leaves ; by the smaller size, and by the nearly erect capsule, 

 with a narrower mouth. 



2 - F. glabra ; caule erecto, simplici, basi nudo; foliis in 



rosulam congestis, erectis, oblongo-obovatis, apiculatis, 



serrulatis, nervo evanescente; capsula glabra ovata, hinc 



gibba illinc declinata, elongate apophysata ; operculo 



piano acurninulato. — Swan River, Mr. James Drummond. 



Stems loosely aggregate, dusky-olive, naked below. Leaves 



patent when moistened, from a narrow base obovate and 



suddenly apiculate, subserrulate. Seta one inch high, smooth, 



slightly twisted when dry. There is no annulus present. 



Outer peristome with sixteen oblique teeth; inner very 



short, of sixteen very irregular laciniee. Calyptra campanu- 



lato-subulate. To judge by the plate and description of 



F. Fontanesii, given by Schwaegrichen, the present differs by 



the wider leaves, with longer points, and essentially by the 



shortness of the inner peristome. 



Schistidium, Bridel. 



1« S. Brummondii ; caule laxe caespitoso, erecto, ramoso; 

 foliis imbricatis, patentibus, siccitate erectis adpressis, late 

 vol. v. F 



