Bkown. — On Neio Zealand Musci. 485 



base, apocarpous. Seta erect or inclined, fin.-^in. long. 

 Capsule ovate, narrowed towards the mouth. Operculum 

 oblique, conico-rostrate, about half the length of the capsule. 

 Peristome single, granular, united at the base. Calyptra 

 cucullate. 



Hah. Damp banks, Port Lyttelton Hills ; October, 1890. 

 Collected by E. B. 



5. T. ligulatum, sp. nov. ('? Tortula). 



Plants monoecious, growing in small dense tufts, ^in.- 

 \m. high, olive-green. Stems simple or branched from the 

 base. Leaves inserted all round the stem, erecto-patent, im- 

 bricating ; upper ones oblong-lanceolate, acute, slightly in- 

 curved at the apex. Margins entire, flat. Nerve keeled, 

 reddish-brown, ending at the apex ; middle shorter than the 

 upper ones, otherwise similar, crisp when dry. Areola : 

 upper, dense ; lower, oblong. Perichcetial leaves shorter than 

 the upper leaves, erecto-patent, oblong-lanceolate, acute, apo- 

 carpous. Seta inclined, ^in. long, spirally twisted when dry. 

 Capsule subelliptic. Operculum and calyptra not found. 



Hab. Damp rocks. Mount Torlesse; March, 1891. Col- 

 lected by R. B. 



6. T. rostratum, sp. nov. (? Tortula). 



Plants gro\ving in small, dense, pulvinate tufts, ^in. high, 

 dark-brown. Stems branched near the base. Leaves inserted 

 all round the stem, densely imbricating, erecto-patent ; upper 

 ones ovate-lanceolate, acuminate; middle, ovate -lanceolate, 

 acute. Nerve keeled, reddish, slightly excurrent. Margins 

 entire, slightly concave, crisp when dry. Areola: upper, very 

 small, dense ; lower, oblong. Perichcetial leaves erect, linear- 

 lanceolate, acute, nearly as long as the upper ones. Nerve 

 continuous, apocarpous. Seta fin. long, erect. Capsule 

 cylindric. Operculum slightly oblique, conico-subulate, about 

 as long as the capsule. Calyptra not found. 



Hah. Crevices of limestone rocks. Broken River, West 

 Coast Road ; March, 1891 ; fruiting very sparingly. Collected 

 by R. B. 



7. T. linear if olium, sp. nov. 



Plants monoecious, growing in small dense patches, 

 yellowish-green, ^in. high. Stems branched near the base. 

 Leaves inserted all round the stem, closely imbricating, erecto- 

 patent, recurving towards the apex ; upper ones linear, obtuse. 

 Margins entire. Nerve keeled, ending immediately below the 

 apex ; middle similar to the upper ones, crisp when dry. 

 Areola: upper, small; lower, oblong. Perichatial leaves 

 smaller than the others, innermost smallest, linear, obtuse. 

 Nerve ending below the apex, apocarpous. Seta erect, red, 



