BY L. EODWAY. 251 



1913. 



Leaves on the lower part and some branches very small 

 oblong, obtuse, concave, erect; upper leaves on the prin- 

 cipal branches erecto-patent, oblong-lanceolate, broad at 

 the base but without a defined sheath, concave, rather 

 obtuse, incurved above, papillose externally, nerveless, 0.7 

 mm. ; cells rotund, strongly incrassate, mostly 7-8^^, the 

 lower ones linear. Perichaetials larger but similar in 

 shape. 



Knocklofty, Mt. Wellington, Western Tiers. 



Ya,T ■.atte?iuata. (A. attenuata CM.) Stems short in 

 dense cushions, nearly black. Leaves narrower and more 

 acute, less papillose, lower elongated cells fewer and 

 shorter. 



Mt. Wellington, Western Tiers. 



Var : hullata. Stems very short. Larger leaves yellow- 

 ish, broadly ovate, shortly acuminate clustered at the ends 

 of the shoots. 



Mt. Wellington. 



Andreaea mo7itana Mitt. 



Decumbent or ascending, on dry rocks forming rather 

 dense mats, where protected elongating 3-4 cm., branches 

 few; red-brown to dark. Leaves erecto-patent to divari- 

 cate, broadly oblong with an acuminate apex, stem clasp- 

 ing below^ but without a distinct sheath, lower margin 

 serrulate, nerveless, surface smooth slightly shining, 1 

 mm. ; cells oblong, very incrassate, in-egular but mostly 

 6 X 9^1. Perichaetials tw4ce as large and in moist places 

 usually numerous and extending some distance down tho 

 shoot. Peduncle very short, capsule just exserted. 



Western Tiers, Ben Lomond, Mt. Wellington, Hartz, etc. 



Andreaea nitida H.f. et W. 



Robust for the genus, forming loose mats in or about run- 

 ning water, black or dark livid green, lower parts denuded. 

 Leaves broadly oblong, obtuse or with a small apiculus, 

 patulous, concave, smooth and polished, 1-1.5 mm.; cells 

 small, irregularly rotund, mostly 6-7m, strongly incrassate, 

 rather larger towards the base, those in the middle linear 

 and forming an indistinct simple or forked nerve. Peri- 

 chaetials rather larger nerveless. Peduncle stout, capsule 

 oblong with a pale base, split into four valves. 



Western Tiers, Head of Meander River. 



Andreaea suhulatissima CM. 

 Reddish or black in rather loose cushions, stems usually 

 2-3 cm.; with few irregular branches. Upper leaves with 



