88 TASMANIAN BRYOPHYTA, 



TRIDONTIUM : Leaves lanceolate, nearly black. 



DISTICHIUM : Leaves subulate, distichous. 



Leaves smooth; peristonue long. 



CERATODON : Leaves lanceolate. 



DITRICHUM : Leaves linear or subulate. 



Leaves smooth ; peristome short ; plants not robust ; 

 without enlarged alars. 



CYNODONTIUM: Stem short.; leaves long; cells 

 rectangular; capsule red. 



CAMPYLOPODIUM : Stem short; leaves long ; 

 cells quadrate; capsule yellow. 



ANISOTHECIUM : Stem long; leaves shorter; 

 capsule purple. 



Leaves smooth ; persitome short ; plants robust, usu- 

 ally with distinct alars. 



CAMPYLOPUS : Calyptra fringed at the base. 



BLINDIA : Capsule erect, short, oblong. 



DICRANUM : Capsule narrow, oblong, inclined, 

 grooved. 



BRUCHIA, Bridel. 



Minute. Leaves ovate'-lanceolate, erect, imbrica^te; 

 neirve rather broad ; cells rectangular. Capsule relatively 

 large, erect, on a short seta, elliptic with a large apophysis, 

 apiculate, not forming a lid ; calyptra mitriform with 

 many basal incisions. 



BRUCHIA MINUTA, Mitt. 



Stem simple, about 2 m.m. Leaves patent, lanceolate; 

 nerve percurrent; margin serrulate above; cells rather 

 large and thin walled. 



Cheshunt. 



