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both sides, long subulate, not reaching the apex, cross-section 

 elliptical, a row of elliptical cells at the periphery, few thick- 

 walled cells inside; cells strongly chlorophyllose, narrow-elliptical, 

 0.028 mm. long, at the base and near the margin elliptical- 

 quadrate, 0.014 mm. long, 0.008 mm. wide, 3-4 rows of marginal 

 cells narrow-rectangular; the wall of the marginal cells serrulate. 

 Perichetial-leaves pallid-green, glossy, entire, pluriseriate, low- 

 est leaf ovate, subulate-acuminate, 1.2 mm. long, upper leaf subu- 

 late-lanceolate, acuminate, 2. mm. long, 0.34-0. 4mm. wide, 

 vaginate at^ the base and distant at the apex ; median cells 

 long, 0.056 mm. long, 0.003 mm. wide, cells of upper and both 

 sides lumbrical narrow-elliptical, lowest cells rectangular, 0.03 

 mm. long, 0.014mm. wide. Paraphyses numerous, 0.5-0.6 mm. 

 long, cells rectangular and more or less bone-shaped, hyaline or 

 greenish. Inflorescence autoicus ; archegonium numerous, 0.35 

 mm. long. Vaginule cylindrical, 1.1mm. long, green but upper- 

 part brownish, glossy. Seta 15. mm. long, reddish-brown, glossy, 

 flexuous at the apex. Cupsules 1-3 on a branch ; oblong, erect 

 or little inclinate, 2. mm. long, 0.77 mm. in diameter, reddish- 

 broAvn, glossy, smooth ; exothecal-cells oblong-hexagonal, oblong- 

 rectangular and roundish-quadrate, 0.050-0.085 mm. long, 0.025 

 mm. wide, roundish-quadrate or roundish-hexagonal toward the 

 orifice ; stomata numerous. Pristome double, external peristome 

 of 16 teeth, connivent when dry, erect when moist, linear- 

 lanceolate, 0.5 mm. long, 0.07mm. wide, base connected, 0.12 mm. 

 high ; dorsal surface with many narrow stratification, median 

 line flexuose, dentate at both side, green w^hen young and 

 yellowish-brown when old, with many minute-papillae ; ventral- 

 surface albescent-yellow, dentate and with high lamella, notatus 

 0.005— 0.006mm. prominent at ventral side; inner-peristome hya- 

 line, with many papillae ; basal membrane short ; processus short 

 and obtuse ; cillia none. Operculum reddish-brown, pointed 

 conical, 1. mm. long, 0.5 mm. in diameter ; rostrum acuminate, 

 0.5 mm. long, erect or slightly curved ; cells hexagonal. Calyptra 

 white, with few hairs, cucullate, attenuated tow^ard the apex 

 and obtuse, 2.5 mm. long, 0.7 mm. in diameter; rostrum 1. mm. 

 long ; cells narrow rectanguler. Spore green, largest ones 0.050 



