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keeled, disappearing in the apex. Areola : Upper punctiform, 

 lower oblong. Leaves when dry suberect. Perwhcetial leaves 

 erect, sheathing, half the length of the upper ones, the lower 

 two-thirds of the leaves oblong, the upper one-third subulate, 

 concave. Margins plain, entire. Nerve disappearing below 

 the apex. Fruitstalk lin. long, erect. Capsule exserted, pyri- 

 form, narrowed slightly to the mouth. Peristome single, 

 8, bigeminate. entire. Operculum not found. Calyptra mitri- 

 form, as long as the capsule, plicate, pilose. 



Hab. Trees, Moa Creek; May, 1885. Collected byE. B. 



12. Orthotriclmm benmorense, sp. nov. 



Plants monoecious, brownish-green, growing in small tufts 

 Jin. -fin. high, branched by innovations. Branches short, 

 erect. Leaves erecto-patent, imbricating, lower ones linear- 

 lanceolate, acute; middle and upper oblong -lanceolate or 

 obtuse, concave, very similar in their outline. Margins entire, 

 recurved from the base to near the apex. Nerve ending below 

 the apex. Areola : Upper punctiform, lower oblong. Leaves 

 erect when dry. Perichcetial leaves erect, about the same 

 length as the upper ones, oblong - lanceolate, obtuse, con- 

 cave. Margins plain, entire. Nerve ending below the apex. 

 Fruitstalk short, slender, erect. Capsule narrow, oblong, 

 pyriform, tapering into the fruitstalk, immersed. Peristome 

 single, 8, bigeminate, entire. Opercuhim conicc-rostrate, beak 

 slender. Calyptra mitriform, about as long as the capsule, pli- 

 cate, pilose. Male inflorescence gemmaceous in the axil of a leaf. 



Hab. Twigs of scrub, northern slope of Benmore Bange ; 

 May, 1885. Collected by B. B. 



13. Orthotriclmm fimbriatum, sp. nov. 



Plants monoecious, yellowish - green on the tips of the 

 branches, dark-green below, growing in tufts about fin. high, 

 branched by innovations. Branches stout, erect, fastigiate. 

 Leaves closely imbricating, erecto-patent, middle and upper 

 ones ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate. Margins recurved 

 from the base to near the apex, concave, nerved to the apex, 

 strongly papillose on the upper surface of the leaves, scarious, 

 and hispid on the margins at the apex. Areola : Upper puncti- 

 form, lower oblong. Leaves when dry erect and nearly black. 

 Perichcetial leaves longer than the upper ones, erect, very con- 

 cave, sheathing the capsule, ovate-lanceolate acute or obtuse. 

 Margins scarious and hispid at the apex. Fruitstalk short, 

 erect or slightly curved. Capsule immersed, ovate ; mouth 

 narrow, slightly tapering into the fruitstalk. Peristome single, 

 8 bigeminate perforated on the middle line, or 16 geminate 

 connected at the base. Operculum small, convexo-rostrate. 

 Calyptra mitriform, large, plicate, pilose, hairs scabrous. Male 



