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and concave to i-5th of their length or more ; all the leaves trect 

 or adpressed both in a wet and dry state. Nerve prominent on the 

 back, thin and channelled in the upper part, usually projecting 

 into the hairpoints. Margin broadly revoUde on one side, plain 

 or nearly so on the other, except in the uppermost and 

 perich?etial leaves. Cells at the base near the nerve, long, 

 narrow, subrectangular, becoming shorter and quadrate at the 

 margin, gradually becoming shorter and sinuoso-quadrate in the 

 upper half; all of them somewhat close, thin walled, without 

 the wide intercellular spaces of C. hiimilis. Iiiflorescenu 

 mo7wicoiis. Male flowers abundant, almost always on a 

 separate branch, which is surmounted with shorter hairpoints, 

 large. Antheridia large, stipitate, without paraphyses, 1 2 to 14 in 

 each flower. Calyptra with about 10 plicae, 10 short lobes at the 

 base, reaching to the base of the capsule, naked ? Lid conical 

 at the base, with a slightly inclined obtuse rostrum, fully half 

 the length of the capsule. Aniiulus ? Capsule brown, long-oval, 

 tapering into the apophysis, showing the columella through its 

 thin walls, scarcely striate, wide mouthed when empty, emergent, 

 the lid reaching to the top of the long hairjpoints. Teeth of the 

 peristome lanceolate, cloven at the apex, with several perfora- 

 tions, and from 8 to 10 distinct bars, very papillose, pale above, 

 and of a beautiful deep brownish orange below ; erect tvhen dry. 

 Fruit-stalk about 2 or 3 lines long, straw-coloured. 



Abundantly distinct from either of the European species ; 

 from C.pidvinatus in the inflorescence, leaves, and longer capsule, 

 (S:c., from C. humilis in the stouter habit, direction of the leaves, 

 revolute margin, very much in the areolation and the long fruit- 

 stalk, which sends the capsule straight up to the top of the hair- 

 points, not peeping out at the side, at or below their base. Un- 

 fortunately the specimens were gathered at a season when the 

 fruit appears to have been over-ripe, and are besides very scanty. 

 Hence I have been unable exactly to determine the exact 

 appearance of the plant when growing. Only one calyptra and 

 perfect capsule have been dissected by me, and I have been 

 unable to be so precise as could be wished in describing these. 

 I have a fancy that the calyptra may prove to have a few hairs 

 at the apex. It is to be hoped that perfect and more abundant 

 specimens may be had soon. The plant, so far as the fruit is 

 concerned, looks to the naked eye very like Grinuma 

 Ungeri. 



