Beown. — On Ncio Zealand Musci. 457 



Branches few. Leaves inserted all round the stem, erecto- 

 patent, incurving, subulate from broad and sheathing base, 

 which is widely dilated at the apex, semi-convolute ; subulate 

 portion of leaves about twice the length of the sheathing. 

 Margins and back of leaves papillose. Nerve concolorous indis- 

 tinct, ending below the apex. Upper areola small, dense ; lotoer 

 oblong, crisped when dry. Perichcetial leaves erect, slightly 

 larger than the stem ones, otherwise very similar to them. 

 Fruitstalk terminal, erect, red, fin. long. Capside ovate, 

 slightly oblique. Peristome single, irregular, 16, bifid or trifid, 

 and perforated. Operculum oblique, conico-rostrate, two-thirds 

 the length of the capsule. Calyptra cucullate. 



Hab. Limestone rocks, dripping with water, head-waters 

 of the Eiver Conway, near Palmer's Pass. Collected by E. B. 



9. Dicranum sabulatifolmm, sp. nov. 



Plants growing in large dense tufts, from 2in.-3in. high, 

 yellowish-green above. Stems nearly simple, ei'ect, congested 

 with brown fibrils, branching by innovations. Branches few, 

 short. Leaves spreading or erecto-patent, incurving, inserted 

 all around the stem, subulate from a broad sheathing oblong 

 or obovate base ; subulate portion of the leaves two and a 

 half times the length of the sheathing-base, semi-convolute, 

 papillose on the margins and back. Nerve concolorous indis- 

 tinct, ending below the apex. Upper areola dense, small, quad- 

 rate ; loiver oblong, crisped when dry. Perichcstial leaves 

 slightly smaller than the upper ones, nearly erect, sheathing 

 portion of the leaves longer and narrower than those of the 

 stem, and the subulate portion shorter in proportion to them. 

 Friiitstalh terminal, erect, ^in. long, red. Capsule elliptical, 

 symmetrical. Peristome not %Qen. Operculum 6h\\(\\iQ, conico- 

 rostrate, shorter than the capsule. Calyptra cucullate. 



Hab. Limestone rocks, dripping with water, head-waters 

 of the Eiver Conway. 



10. Dicranum craigieburnensis, sp. nov. 



Plants growing in tufts 2in. high, darkish-green. Stems 

 nearly erect, sparingly branched by innovations. Brandies 

 few. Leaves inserted all round the stem, closely imbricating', 

 erecto-patent or subsecund, lanceolate, tapering shortly into 

 a long slender point, slightly concave. Margins entire. Nerve 

 stout, ending at the apex, and nearly occupying all the upper 

 portion of the leaf. Upper areola small, dense ; loiuer oblong, 

 crisped when dry. Perichcetial leaves shorter than the stem 

 ones, and the slender points shorter in proportion, innermost 

 leaf smallest, ovate, lanceolate, with a slender point, nerved 

 to the apex. Fruit terminal. Fruitstalk ^in. long, slightly 

 flexuous. Capsule unequally ovate. Peristome single, 16, 



