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XI. Htpnace^. 

 1. Meteorium, Brid. 



M. FULVUM {Mitten). Ramis gracilibus flexuosis, ramulis remotis at- 

 tenuatis flexuosis pinnatis, foliis subnitentibus luteis jetate fulvis 

 patentibus e basi lata cordata alis amplexantibus hastatis sensim 

 tenuiter acuminatis marginibus hie illic undulatis basi ad alas serru- 

 latis superne minutissime serrulatis apicem versus integemmis nervo 

 brevi infra medium in carinam parvam latiusculam ultra medium ex- 

 aratam evanido ramulinis minus tenuiter acuminatis distinctius ser- 

 rulatis eellulis elongatis fusiformibus angustissimis distinctis minu- 

 tissime papillosis sublaevibus. 



Hah. Australia, Victoria, Tarwin, Dr. F. Mueller. 



A slender species, allied to the Indian M. aureum, but with its leaves 



attenuated into longer points. 



2. Htpnum, Dill. 



' * Brachythecium^ Schimp. 

 H. rutabulum, L. 

 Hob. Tasmania, on trees. Long Hill, Mr. Archer. 



H. paradoxum, Hook.fil. et Wils. 

 Hab. Tasmania, Cheshunt, Mr. Archer, 



H. campestre, B. 8f S. 



Hab. Tasmania, near Woolmers, Mr. Archer. 



H. aristatum, Hook.fil. et Wils. Fl. Tasmanica ined. 

 Hab. Tasmania, Mr. Archer. New Zealand, Mr. Knight. 



In size resembling H. Buchanani, but in the form of its leaves allied 

 to H. Vaucheri and to H. piliferum, and agreeing with them in the cell- 

 structure of its leaves and rostrate operculum. 



** Bhynchostegium et EurJiynchivm, Schimp. 



H. ASPERiPES {Mitten). Monoicum, caule procumbente, ramis pin- 

 natis, foliis patentibus latissime ovatis acuminatis serrulatis nervo 

 tenui medio evanido eellulis longitudine circiter ^^ latitudine -g-^g-o 

 unciae metientibus, periehaetialibus latis in acumen breve attenuatis, 

 theca in pedunculo sub-unciali aspero oblongo-ovali horizontali, 

 operculo longirostrato, peristomio normali. 



Hab. Tasmania, Cheshunt, Mr. Archer. 



More densely branched and with more acuminated leaves than 



H. Mans, Hedw., to which in size and general appearance it is nearly 



allied. 



H. tenuifolium, Hedw. 



Hab. Tasmania, on stones and logs, Tent's Creek, Mr. Archer. 



This species appears to be frequent in Tasmania and New Zealand, 

 some of the specimens from whence agree exactly with Iledwig's figure 

 in the ' Species Muse' 



