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enlarged; perianth terminal on short lateral branch, nar- 

 row cylindric, 8 m.ni. long, mouth tapering fimbriate ; 

 capsule oblong. 



The species is an aberrant member of the genus, but 

 appears to have no nearer relationship elsewhere. 



Cradle Mt. 



Isotachis riparia, n.s. — Robust, almost black, stems 

 5-8 cm. Leaves erect, closely imbricate, broadly ovate to 

 almost rotund, 3 m.m. long, apex shortly bifid, lobes 

 short, broad, subacute margin entire ot with one or two 

 very short teeth ; upper cells 27 /u., walls thick, lower 

 cells 40 X 18 /i., walls thinner, cuticle smooth ; under- 

 leaves to 3 m.m. long, 2 m.m. broad, oblong apex shortly 

 bifid, margin entire or armed with 3 small teeth. 



Near /. gigantea, St., only leaves much smaller. 



Cradle Mt. 



Isotachis attemiatus, n.s. — Stems long and very slender, 

 growling amongst moss in wet situations. Leaves rather 

 remote, erecto-patent narrow oblong from a narrow base, 

 dark brown h bifid, 0.5 m.m.; outer cells 18 ix., inner 

 18 X 24 IX., walls thick; under-leaves similar. Bracts, many 

 similar to the leaves, but larger; perianth terminal, 1 m.m. 

 long, ovate strongly triquetrous, keels obtuse, mouth ob- 

 tuse, shortly fimbriate. 



Mt. Wellington Plateau. 



Schistochila i^arvistipula, n.s. — Stems mostly about 



3 cm., decumbent copiously radiculose, thick, fleshy. 

 Leaves squarrose, loosely imbricate, broadly ovate, obtuse, 



4 m.m. long, lobes nearly equal, and united to the apex, 

 dorsal lobe attached by the margin, wing simple, rela- 

 tively broad, margins entire, but often an obscure tooth 

 near the apex of the dorsal lobe; cells rotund, 35-50 m., 

 walls rather thin, trigones small, concave ; under-leaves 

 oblong, rather narrower than the stem, 1.3 m.m. long, bifid 

 below the middle, lobes lanceolate, acute margin, with few 

 ill-defined teeth. 



Cradle Mt. 



