432 Traiisactiona . — Botany. 



Bryum (Eubryum) Isevigatulum, Broth., n. sp. 



" Dioicum ; gracile, ctespitosum, caespitibus densis, inferne 

 ferrugineis, superne laete viridibus, nitidiusculis ; caulis fertilis 

 humilis, longe radiculosus, apice foliosus, innovationibus 

 singulis vel binis, 1 cm. altis, dense foliosis obtusis ; folia 

 caulina erecto-patentia, elongate oblonga, obtusiuscula, mar- 

 ginibus erectis, integerrimis, limbata, limbo e seriebus tribus 

 cellularum composito, nervo crasso, rufescente, cum apice 

 evanido, cellulis ovali- vel oblongo-liexagonis, basilaribus sub- 

 rectangularibus, imtovationum sicca imbricata humida erecto- 

 patentia, subcymbiformi-concava, oblonga, marginibus erectis, 

 superne minutissime serrulatis, limbata, limbo triseriato, nervo 

 cum apice evanido vel in apiculum erectum excedente, cellulis 

 ovali- vel oblongo-hexagouis, basilaribus subrectangularibus ; 

 bractecs perichcBtii internae foliis multo minores, lanceolatae, 

 archegonia numerosa includentes ; seta vix 1'5 cm. alta, 

 flexuosa, tenuis purpurea ; theca horizontalis vel nutans, 

 pyriformis, collo sporangium sequaute, sicca laevis, deopercu- 

 lata sub ore baud constricta demum rubra ; amixilus 0-1 mm. 

 latus, per partes secedens ; peristomium duplex ; exostoviii 

 dentes c. 0-35 mm. longi et c. 009 mm. iati, lutei, apice hya- 

 lini, lamellis c. 20 ; endostomium liberum, sordide hyalinum, 

 minute sed densissime papillosum ; jjrocessus dentium longi- 

 tudinis, carinati, anguste perforati ; cilia rudimentaria ; apori, 

 0-015-0017 mm. latescentes, Isevissimi ; operculum convexo- 

 conicum, apiculatum. 



" tatria. — New Zealand — Waingaro, Auckland ; D. 

 Fetrie. Sub numero 817 com. amieissimus T. W. Navlor 

 Beckett. 



" Species Br. IcBvigaio, H. f. et W., affinis, sed statura 

 multo minore et peristomio ciliis rudimentaris raptim dig- 

 noscenda." — V. F. B., op. cit., p. 88. 



Bryum (Eubryum) austro-Tbimum, Broth., n. sp. 



Dioiciivi ; caespitosum, csespitibus densissinus, 1-2 cm. 

 altis, inferne fusco-tomentosis, fuscidulis, innovationibus 

 viridibus, baud nitidis ; caulis erectus, breviter ramosus, apice 

 dense foliosus, innovationibus binis, brevibus, erectis, inferne 

 remote, apice dense foliosis ; folia comalia rigida sicca et 

 humidia imbricata, late ovata, marginibus e basi ultra medium 

 folii anguste revolutis, integris, limbata, limbo lutescente, e 

 seriebus tribus cellularum composito, nervo crasso, basi rubro, 

 in externis cum apice evanido, in internis breviter excedente, 

 cellulis laxis, ovali- vel oblongo-hexagonis, basilaribus vinose 

 rubentibus, subrectangularibus; innovationum eisdem comali- 

 bus similia, sed minora, nervo longius excedente ; bractea 

 perichcBtii internae minutae triaugulari-lanceolatie, nervo ex- 

 cedente longe aristatae ; seta 1-1*0 cm. alta, flexuosula, 



