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Obs. I. A species near to H. rotundi folia , Hook. fil. and 

 Wils., but differing in several particulars : as, erect habit and 

 being much branched, leaves broader and scarcely toothed, with 

 smaller cells and longer nerve ; perichaetial entire ; fruit- stalk 

 longer, and springing from base of stem ; capsule sub-apophysate 

 and strumose, and calyptra with a peculiar long-haired tip. 



II. The outer teeth of these species resemble those of Hyp- 

 man tenuirostre, Hook., and Isothecium arbuscula, Hook. fil. and 

 Wils. It is an elegant little plant, though rarely detected in 

 fruit. 



2. H. concinna, sp. nov. 



Plant procumbent in thick spreading tufts or small cushions, 

 densely imbricate, much branched, soft, pale-green with a dash 

 of yellow, and numerous very fine rootlets. Stems (and branches) 

 brownish-red, 1-1J inches long, rather stout, flattish, sub-del- 

 toid, pinnately branched ; branches numerous, close, irregular 

 in length, i-£ inch long; branches linear, obtuse, patent, 

 opposite (sometimes sub-opposite). Leaves very delicate, closely 

 set, and somewhat sex-fariously disposed, broadly obovate-spath- 

 ulate, about \ line long, narrowly margined, entire ; margin 

 thickened below on narrow basal part of leaf ; very obtuse, with 

 a minute apical and mucro from margin only ; nerve very fine, 

 sub-sinuous, cellular, and extending two-thirds of leaf, shortly 

 bifid a little below the top, the branch nerve very short ; cells 

 hexagonal-orbicular, very small at apex, much larger and oblong- 

 hexagonal at base ; perichsetial oblong-ovate, sub-acute, cells 

 larger, oblong. Seta slender, flexuous, 12-15 lines long, some- 

 what compressed, curved, twisted, smooth, glossy red. Capsule 

 horizontal and cernuous (immature). Calyptra nearly 1 line 

 long, enclosing capsule, narrow, glossy, black half-way from 

 apex, largely fimbriate at base. 



Hab. On upper branches of high trees, where it forms large 

 and thick patches, and on the ground (but more rarely) ; dry 

 forests near Norsewood, County of Waipawa ; 1885 : W.C. 



Obs. A species near to H. adnata, Hook. fil. and Wilson, 

 differing, however, in its larger size and being much branched, 

 in form of leaf and cells, in length and structure of nerve, in its 

 much longer seta, etc. A very pleasing little species. It does 

 not alter much in drying. Karely detected in fruit. 



3. H. microclada, sp. nov. 



Plant small, sub-erect, 6-8 lines high, pale yellowish-green ; 

 stems stout, red-brown, except their tops, which are the same 

 colour as the leaves ; much pinnately branched from base ; 

 blanches compressed with numerous fine red rootlets below. 

 Leaves sub-sexfariously disposed and nearly alike, very close, im- 

 bricate, spreading, delicate, obovate-spathulate, entire, narrowly 

 margined, slightly sub*sinuate, very shortly apiculate from 



