BY L. EODWAY. 193 



1913. 



Bartramia ^Ja^JzV^afa H.f. et W. 



Stems short, closely tufted, seldom exceeding 1 cm. 

 Leaves spreading, narrow-linear, suddenly contracted from 

 a rectangular, expanded, hyaline, sheathing base, 4 mm. ; 

 serrate on the margin and nerve, mai'gin incurved; nerve 

 ■continuous ; cells rectangular with small obtuse papillae, 

 basals larger, pellucid. Seta 2 cm. ; capsule slightly in- 

 <jlin6d, glcbose-pyriform, sulcate; exostome teeth short, 

 lanceolate. 



Kinoston, Maria Island, Western Tiers, etc. 



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Bartramia fragilis Mitt. 



Stems short, erect, in dense tufts- Leaves erect, im- 

 bricate, stiff, linear suddenly contracted from a rectangular 

 pellucid base, 4 mm.; margin spinulose; surface shortlv 

 papillose ; nerve broad, continuous. Seta 1 cm. ; capsule 

 erect, oblong, 1.5 mm. Doubtfully distinct from 



J5. papillata. 



Westiem Tiers. 



Bartramia strictifolia Tayl. 



Small, erect in dense tufts, dark below, the tips pale 

 o^reen, seldom exceeding 1 cm. Leaves erect, closely im- 

 bricate when diy, naiTow linear- lanceolate from a broad 

 TDut not defined base, tapering to an acute point, 2.5 mm- ; 

 margin spinulose-serrate, nerve continuous ; cells regular 

 rectangular. Seta. 1 cm- ; capsule globose, erect, 1.5 mm. ; 

 mouth small; lid short and small- Peristome teeth small, 

 slender, incurved, inserted on a shoii. colourless membrane. 



Maria Island, Bruni Island. 



Bartramidula. Schimp. 



Stems small, erect from a creeping stolon. Leaves ovate, 

 imbricate, the nei'\"e vanishing below the apex. Capsule 

 globose, pendulous or erect ; peristome none ; lid rather 

 flat with a short obtuse umbo ; calyjijtra small, broadly 

 cucullate. 



Distinguished by the small size, creeping habit and 

 g^^mnostomous capsxde. 



Bartramidula 2>usilla (H.f. et W.) Sell. 



Small, caespitose, creeping, the branches erect under 1 

 cm. Leaves small, 0.6 mm., imbricate, narrow ovate, acute, 

 obscurely dentate; cells rectangular, averaging 38 x 14^ 

 T'ln.iiting branch short at the base of innovations. Seta 

 slender, bent or straight at the apex, 1 cm. Capsule 



