BY L. RODWAY. 259 



1913. 



SpJuujuam ryniftifi)J ioides CM. 

 Syn : Splifujnam rijin1)oyhyUuin F.v.M. 



Robust, tall in favourable situations, the fascicles not 

 crowded. Stem cortex of 1 rarely 2 series; leaves ovate- 

 oblong, 2.5 mm., apex minutely tinincate cuspidate, border 

 4-5 celled, traclieids copiously fibred with few rather large 

 pores. Branches usually five, three divergents slender, 

 tapering, flaccid, not differing greatly from the two pen- 

 dants ; leaves narrow ovate or ovate-lanceolate 3 mm., apex 

 truncate, cuspidate, border 2-3 celled, tracheids copiously 

 fibred with generally a single small oblong pore at each 

 lateral angle; cell small, narrow-elliptic, central. 



Port Elsperance. Kingston, Strickland, etc. 



S pluH/n mil ]i!<eii(]()rufesi'f)i.< Warnst. 



Medium sized, usually submerged and tinged with red. 

 Stem cortex 1-2 series of small cells, wood cylinder broad- 

 leaves ovate-oblong 2.2 mm., apex vei-y obtuse, border 

 broad 4-5 celled, tracheids fibred with manv large, plain 

 pores. Branches 4-5 in fascicle 1 cm. tapermg, not very 

 distinct, usually crow^ded along the stem, leaves ovate- 

 acuminate, apex truncate-cuspidate, border 3-4 celled, 

 tracheids about 30i" diameter copiously fibred, pores rather 

 large not ringed, numerous mostly along one margin ; cells 

 small, narrow-elliptic, central. 



Oyster Cove, Mt. AVellington Summit. Western Tiers, 

 Alma Tiers. 



S jj]iagni(ui moll tcnJinn !Mitt. 



Rather flaccid, but not slender, 10-12 cm. Branches not 

 regularly fascicled, about 1 cm., and all similar. Stem 

 cortex of one series of slightly inflated cells, wood cylinder 

 thick ; stem leaves numerous, ligulate, very obtuse, apex 

 cuspidate, 2.5 mm., border very distinct 4-5 celled, tracheids 

 narrow, copiously fibred, pores very small ringed, numerous 

 along the margins. Branch leaves ovate-oblong, very ob- 

 tuse, 3 mm., apex broadly convex, 6 cuspidate, border 3 

 celled, tracheids about 17^^ Cv)[>iously fibrel. pores minute 

 numerous along the margins, ringed but standing out freely 

 from the wall, cells rather large in section barrel-shaped 

 and generally exposed on both surfaces ; the leaves of the 

 coma usually much larger, broader and more obtuse. 



Western Tiers. 



