BY L. RODWAY. 99 



CAMPYLOPUS BICOLOR, llornsch. 



Commonly very short, in dense mats, sometimes elongat- 

 ing to 4-6 cm., yellowish above, black below. Leaves erect, 

 glossy, lanceolate, obtuse, 4 m.m. ; nerve very broad, and 

 occupying the greater part of the breadth of the leaf ; cells 

 linear", rhomboid, linear on the margin, rectangular below. 

 Rest not seen. 



This plant commonly propagates by throwing off 

 brajichlets. 



Common on ground about Hobart, Port Arthiir, South- 

 port. 



CAMPYLOPUS KIRKII, Mitt. 



Short, densely tufted, 1-2 cm., black, except the apex. 

 Leaves densely crowded, lanceolate, or, in some instances, 

 ovate-lanceolate, concave, rather obtuse, 3-4 m-m. ; nerve 

 very shallow, less than half the breadth of the leaf ; cells 

 very irregularlv linear, strongly incrassate, those on the 

 extreme margin narrow, linear, continuous, with enlarged, 

 basal cells; alars few, quadrate, in a brown patch, internal 

 to a small hyaline auricle. Rest not seen. 



Sprent River, Southport. On wet heaths. 



BLINDIA, Br. Sch. 



Elongated, simple, or with few branches. Leaves very 

 narrow, attenuated to a long subulate point, smooth ; 

 nerve rather narrow, flat, continuous ; cells linear, often 

 quadrate above, with a patch of brown quadrate alars. Seta 

 rather stout, often short, straight; capsule erect, small sub- 

 spheric or broadly oblong, with a turgid neck ; lid rostrate ; 

 calyptra cucuUate ; peristome none, or of 16 short, lanceo- 

 late tee til. 



The genus is closely allied to Dicranum, but has a very 

 different capsule. 



Peristome present, nerve broad arcuata 



Peristome absent, nerve narrow. 



Lamina narrow, one-third length of leaf...robusta 



Lamina broader, two-thirds length 



of leaf tenuif olia 



