MOSSES COMMON TO TASMANIA AND 



QUEENSLAND. 



By John Shirley, D.Sc 



Communicated b}^ L. Eodway, C.M.G. 



Received 1st October, 1917. 



Issued separately 19th October, 1917. 



Last summer, in company with Mr. H. Tryon, 

 Government Entomologist, 1 spent five weeks on Roberts 

 Plateau, a spur from the Macpherson Range, on the 

 boraers of New South Wales and Queensland. The beauty 

 of the scenery, the delightful landscapes, and the wealth 

 of vegetation made the holiday thoroughly enjoyable. A 

 large amount of plant material was ccilected, principally 

 phanerogams and lichens. vN'^hen collecting lichens a few 

 mosses were incident aly collected, and, by the kindness 

 of Mr. J. H. Maiden, F.R.S., were determined by Mr. 

 Whitelegge, custodian of mosses and ferns at the Botanic 

 Gai'dens, Sydney. Several of these mosses, collected at 

 heights of 3,000-3,800 feet, proved new to Queensland. 



On examining Mr. Rodway's lists, published in the 

 proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, 1 hnd that 

 two of the most common S23ecies on the plateau — Trache- 

 loma planifolium, BrideJ, and Ilypnodentiron spininer- 

 vium. Hook — are reported as part of the T'asmanian moss 

 flora. It occurred to me that it would be well to place 

 on record mosses common to' the two States, giving 

 Queensland localities. Many species may be rare in south- 

 ern localities, thoiigh quite common here, and vice versa. 

 By the kind permission of Mr. C. White, Acting Govern- 

 menti Botanist, I examined the mosses in the State hei'b- 

 ariuni, finding a number without localities, and others 

 represented by New South Wales specimens only. Other 

 localities were obtained from reports of the Field Natural- 

 ists" Section of the Royal Society, and from papers by 

 Messrs. James Keys, J. Gwyther, and C. J. Wild. 



The classification adopted is that used by Mr. Eodway. 



Fmnily I. Tortulacece. 



1. Phascuin cylindra- Tayl. ' Cui'rumbin Creek, near 

 ceum Macpherson R. 



2. Tortula atro-vireiis LhuJ. Brisbane River. 



3. Weissia fiavipe? H. f. <(■ IF. (Alstonville-Ballina rd., 



N. S. Wales.) 



