136 NOTES AND EXHIBITS. 



Mr. Baker exhibited the Fungi described in Mr. McAlpine's 

 second paper. Also, on behalf of the Rev. W. W. Watts, of 

 Ballina, examples of six Australian Mosses recently described 

 by Professor Brotherus, of Helsingfors, with the following Notes 

 on the same by Mr. Watts. 



Dr. V. F. Brotherus, in his " Some New Species of Australian 

 Mosses. Part iv.," recently published in Helsingfors, has described 

 six new species found by me in this Colony, as follows : — 



Leucohryum strictifolium, Broth., was found in Queensland by 

 Mr, Bailey, before my specimens were sent to Dr. Brotherus; and 

 the eminent specialist had already named it as a new species. It 

 had, however, been disallowed by that greatest living authority, 

 the venerable Dr. Carl Miiller, and my specimens were determined 

 by Dr. Brotherus as Leucohryum hrachyphyllum, Hampe, the 

 common Leucobryum of New South Wales. The specimens in 

 my possession, however, seemed to me so distinct, especially in 

 their climbing, straggling habit, that I ventured to ask Dr. 

 Brotherus to re-examine them. This he did, with the result that 

 he was convinced that his original determination of Mr. Bailey's 

 specimens was correct. The moss is a very striking one, and 

 most distinct in its habit, sometimes almost covering the trunk 

 of a large tree, and, unlike L. bmchyphyllum, which grows mostly 

 in dense patches and fruits very freely, L. strictifolium, Broth., 

 branches loosely in all directions and is seldom found in fruit. 

 It is distinguished easily from L. hrachyphylluyn by its straight 

 leaves being disposed in five rows. It is fairly frequent on the 

 Richmond River, and I have good specimens from Tuckombil 

 (Hunters Scrub) and from Wollongbar, near the Experimental 

 Farm. 



Dicranella Wattsii, Broth., was found in good quantity near 

 Brooklet, Richmond River. It is very distinctive in the arcuate 

 form of its capsule. 



Cam2}ylopus JVovce-Valesice, Broth., was found by me in the 

 scrub, ofif Bulli Pass, but, unfortunately, in only a very small 

 quantity and without fruit. But Dr. Brotherus states that it is 



