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mm. wide. Stem long repent, brown, cylindrical about 8. cm. 

 long, the longest one attaining sometimes to 12 cm. 0.35-0.40 

 mm. in diameter ; subgreenish pentagonal or hexagonal cells 

 0.022 mm. in diameter, at the middle, smaller and brownish 

 sclerenchymatous cells at the margin, marginal cells exserted ; 

 many branches lie scattered here and there, erect or repent, sim- 

 ple, 1. -2. cm. long. Leaves green, in five rows, elliptical- 

 spathulate or ovato-spathulate, obtuse, not decurrent, 4. mm 

 long, 2.5 mm. wide, upper leaves larger than the lower ones, 8 

 mm. long, 5 mm. wide, planiusculus, smooth, somewhat glossy, 

 margin entire, more or less crisped ; costa green to yellowish- 

 brown, not reaching the apex, 0.15 mm-0.25 mm. broad at the 

 base, acuminate at the apex, composed in cross-section of a dor- 

 sal and 2-3 ventral rows of large cells, and 1-2 middle rows 

 of thick-walled cells; lowest cells small rectanglar or hexagonal, 

 0.11-0.14 mm. long, 0.034 mm. wide, median cells oblong- 

 hexagonal and oblique, 0.11 mm. long, 0.047 mm. wide, upper 

 cells hexagonal or pentagonal becoming smaller at the apex, 

 0.042 mm. in diameter, each cell-wall thick and pitted ; limbat 

 cells of two rows, elongated, 0.14 mm. long, 0.028 mm. wide, 

 becoming one row and short quadrate in shape at the apex. 

 Perichetial-leaves exterior ones oblong spathulate, largest 

 one 1. cm. long, 5. mm. wide, inner ones oblong rotund- 

 obtuse, 5-8. mm. long, 3. mm. wide, margin entire, costa 

 long ; upper cells roundish hexagonal, lowest cells oblong- 

 hexagonal, linbat-cells usually of one row, Paraphyses numer 

 ous, 0.85-1.00 mm. long, 0.03 mm. wide, cells oblong- 

 rectangular numerous small chlorophll-grains at the peripher}'. 

 Inflorescence vsynoicus ; antheridium culvate, numerous, 0.85 

 mm. long, 0.07 mm. in diameter ; archegonium numerous, 

 0.85 mm. long 0.06 mm. in diameter. Vaginule cylindrical, 2. 

 mm. high, 0.75-0.85 mm. in diameter, smooth, green but upper 

 part brown. Seta 1.5-2.0 mm. long, 0.55- 0.68 mm. in dia- 

 meter, smooth, at first green and curved, later becoming 

 yellowish-brown and erect. Cupsules 1-3 on a branch; incli- 

 nated when young, but later becoming erect and radially sym- 

 metrical; oblong-cylindrical, 5. mm long, 1.8 mm. in diameter, 



