380 THE MOSSES OF LORD HOWE ISLAND, 



totam longitudinem fusco-radiculosus, dense pinnatim ramosus, 

 ramis patulis, densiuscule foliosis, vix ultra 5 mm. longis, valde 

 complanatis, cum foliis c. 1*5 mm. latis, obtusis; yb/m concavi- 

 uscula, caulina pateiitia, lanceolata, breviter acuminata, margini- 

 bus erectis, superne minute serrulatis, nervis binis, brevissimis, 

 cellulis elongatis, angustissimis, levissimis, basilaribus infimis 

 brevioribus et laxioribus, alaribus baud diversis, ramea patentia, 

 superiora indistincte falcatula, brevius acuminata, argutius ser- 

 rata; hractece perichretii intern?e e basi vaginante subsensim longe 

 lanceolato-subulatse, superne serrulatse; seta c. 2 cm. alta, tenu- 

 issima, lutescenti-rubra: theca nutans, ovalis, sicca deoperculata 

 sub ore vix constricta, pallide fusca; operculum ignotum. 



On rocks in deep gully at back of "The Pines," July, 1911, 

 (n. 530, 533). 



Species E. leucochloro affinis, sed ramis valde complanatis, 

 foliis breviter acuminatis, patentibus nee falcatis oculo nudo jam 

 dignoscenda. 



E. LEUCOCHLORON (Hpe.). 

 Very plentiful throughout the Island, on the lower levels. 

 Stereodon (Brid.) Mitt. 



S. CHKYSOGASTER (CM.) Mitt. 



Top of Mt. Gower: and in Erskine Valley. 



ACANTHOCLADIUM Mitt. 



A. KXTKNUATUM (Brid.) Mitt. 

 Top of Mt. Gower. 



Plagiotheciecp.. 



I S P T E R Y G I U M Mitt. 

 I. CANDIDUM (CM.) JfBg. 



Frequent on the lower levels 



I. HowEANUM Broth, et Watts, sp.nov. 



Autoicum ', robustiusculum, caespitosum, csespitibus densius- 

 culis, depressis, lutescenti-viridibus, nitidis; caulis elongatus, 

 repens, per totam longitudinem fusco-radiculosus, dense foliosus, 

 dense pinnatim ramosus, ramis complanatis, vix ultra 5 mm. 

 longis, obtusis; folia homomallula, concaviuscula, ovato-lanceo- 



