Beckett. — On Neio SiJccies of Musci. 275 



terminal on a special branch, bracts broadly oval at base, 

 tapering gradually into a point, nerved, paraphyses few, 



Hab. On clay-banks. 



Loc. Dyer's Pass Eoad, Lyttelton Hills. Abundant in the 

 Malvern district, Canterbury, on sod-banks. No. 407 (named 

 by Dr. Miiller), T. W. N. B. North-east Valley, Dunedin, 

 TT. Bell. 



Braunia novse-seelandiae, sp. nov. 



Monoicous. Plants wide creeping, irregularly branched ; 

 branches patulous and somewhat clavate at the apices. 

 Leaves, when dry, closely appressed and imbricated, when 

 wet patulous, olive-green above, brown below, the lower parts 

 of the stem denuded, concave, broadly ovate, acute, tapering 

 somewhat suddenly into a blunt point, nerveless ; 0-06in. to 

 0'065in. long, 0-02in. to 0'0325in. wide, margins loosely revolute 

 with a ro\y of incrassated marginal cells. Stolons on lower 

 part of stem, divaricate, 3 to 4 lines long ; leaves small from 

 an ovate base, tapering gradually into a long flexuous point, 

 interspersed with red-brown radicles. Cells very uniform 

 over the whole leaf, small, oval, those at the base in the centre 

 long, and of a bright orange colour. Female inflorescence 

 terminal, perichaetial leaves longer, ovate-lanceolate, waved, 

 margins flat, nerveless, archegonia numerous (20 or more). 

 Male inflorescence axillary, bud-like, globose antheridia short- 

 stalked, very numerous, with few paraphyses. 



Hah. Growing on dry rocks, mixed with Hedioigia ciliata. 



Loc. Selwyn Gorge, Canterbury, September, 1892 ; No. 

 417 ; T. W. N. B. (named by Dr. K. Miiller). 



Quite distinct from Braunia Immholdtii, and very different 

 from it in appearance. My specimens are not in fruit, but 

 have well-developed archegonia and antheridia. 



Hypnum (Lembophyllum) micro- vagum, sp., nov. 



Stem creeping, procumbent, vaguely and irregularly 

 branched. Leaves not altered when dry, dull grey-green, 

 very small, broadly ovate, very concave, apex rounded, 

 minutely toothed, quite nerveless. Cells long, slightly 

 sigmoid, round-ended, very distinct, roundish at margin and 

 apex of leaf, papillose at back. Perichastial leaves much 

 larger, quite entire, inner ones convolute, apices pointed and 

 spreading. Seta smooth, brown, 8 lines long. Capsule in- 

 clined or horizontal, short, ovate. Eudostome, processes 

 carinate, perforated, with two or three long-jointed cilia 

 between. 



Hah. Creeping on stones in dry forest. 



Loc. FagUs forest, Ben More, North Canterbury, alt. 

 4,000ft., No. 366 (named by Dr. Miiller), T. W. N. B. Kene- 



