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is nothing more than a short, scariose membrane scarcely longer 
than the annulus, and is very irregularly divided. No male flowers 
were observed. 
CryPHÆA, Mohr. 
1. C. Jamesoni, Tayl. Caule decumbente, basi ramoso; surculis 
vage pinnatis, apice incrassatis; foliis imbricatis, erectis, late 
ovatis, longius acuminatis, margine reflexis, nervo ante acumen 
evanescente, acumine denticulato ; capsulis heteromallis, cylin- 
‘dricis ; operculis conico-acuminatis, inclinatis ; foliis perichzetia- 
libus scariosis longissime acuminato-setaceis, enerviis. 
On trees, on Pichincha. Prof. W. Jameson. Dec., 1846. 
Stems three to four inches long. Shoots pale green, complanate, 
simple at the base and at the apex, with a few patent branches 
about the middle. Perichetia in a clustered series at one side of 
the branch, often six or eight together. Calyptra split on one side. 
An annulus is present. Peristome whitish ; the ¿nner of sixteen 
setaceous /acinie alternating with the teeth of the outer peristome, 
and united at the base by the inner membrane of the capsule. 
This comes very near to C. patens, Hornsch., in size and in rami- 
fication, the difference consisting principally in the shorter-nerves 
of the leaves, in their far more elongated points, but especially of 
those of the perichetium, and in the less considerable denticula- 
tion of their tops; besides, the perichætia are more closely clus- 
tered, while the capsules are more slender. No male flowers were 
observed. 
Neckera, Hedw. 
1. N. gracillima, Tayl. Monoica. Caule adscendente, implexo, 
vage subpinnatim ramoso; foliis erecto-patentibus, siccitate 
arcte adpressis, late ovatis, longius apiculatis, nervo ante apicem 
: evanescente, integerrimis, basi marginibus reflexis; capsula 
erecta, inæquali, cylindrica, ore contracto. 
On trees, on Pichincha. Prof. W. Jameson. Dec., 1846. 
Stems scarcely one inch long; shoots very slender, slightly in- _ 
curved at the tops, green, but often tipped with straw-colour, 
perhaps from exposure to cold. Perichætia whitish, shining, 
occurring towards the base of the shoots. Outer m of 
