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that of anterior margin much rounded, of the posterior straight ; 

 tips sub-truncate, retuse and very obtuse. Cells obscure. 

 Involucre terminal, between two small narrow sub-vertical 

 leaves, on a short simple stem, nodding, affixed by its base, 

 cylindrical, 3^ lines long, 1 line wide, glabrous, or finely and 

 sparingly pulverulent ; light-brown. 



Hab. On the ground in wet spots, low woods, near Norse- 

 wood, County of Waipawa ; 1886 : W. C. 



Obs. This is our largest (known) New Zealand species, and 

 is also very distinct. Its larger leaves when flattened have a 

 peculiar outline, closely resembling the profile of a large dog's 

 head (setter) ; the retuse portion near the posterior margin, 

 with its plait, forming the mouth, and a larger plait the eye. 



Genus 11 (4). Balantiopsis, Mitt. 



1. B. glandidifera, sp. nov. 



Plant prostrate, horizontal, flat, spreading, liin.-2in. long, 

 2 lines wide, slightly irregularly branched ; stems thickish, 

 rooting at stipules ; rootlets long, flexuous, white and pur- 

 plish ; branchlets fin. long, pinnate, leaves nearly free, 

 slightly imbricate, pellucid, pale, pinkish at tips, as also at 

 stipules, broadly elhptic, obtuse ; posterior margin crossing 

 above on stem, laciniate lobed ; sinuses broad, sub-margined, 

 filiate ; cilia? obtuse, celled, two cells wdde at base. Stipules 

 sub-flabellate in outline, 5-fid, laciniate-ciliate. Cells large, 

 oblong - hexagonal and parallelogranmiical, sub - orbicular at 

 margins. Torus pendulous near apex, oblong, cylindrical, 

 obtuse, 1-li lines long, hairy ; hairs short, purple-pink, glan- 

 dular, with globular dark-pink tips. 



Hab. Among other Hepaticce on the ground. Mount To- 

 ngariro. County of East Taupo ; 1887 : Mr. H. Hill. 



Obs. An interesting little species, having aflhiity with B. 

 (Gymnanthe) diplophylla, Mitt., but difi:ering in several cha- 

 racters. I have only detected two fruiting specimens : like 

 other allied species and genera,''' fruiting specimens seem to be 

 very rare. 



Genus 11 (5). Marsupidium, Mitt. 



1. M. ejnphyia, sp. nov. 



Rhizome creeping. Plant gregarious, small, delicate ; 

 stems simple, forked and branched at bases, 6-8 lines long, 

 1 line (or less) wide, linear, tiexuous, prostrate. Leaves pin- 

 nate, sub 20 jugate, alternate, distant, adnate, decurrent, sub- 

 linear-spathulate, broadest at top, the lower ones very minute 

 sub-oblong-quadrate, margins slightly uneven ; the anterior 

 margin arched, the posterior straight ; tips bifid, lobes irregu- 



* " Trans. N.Z. Inst.," vol. xix., pp. 286, 287. 



