BY L. EODWAY. 8;> 



rough, in few species smooth. Unclerleaves none. Arche- 

 gonia ill a terminal group. Sporoph^^te-base sunk in an 

 oblong fleshy marsupium. Capsule oblong on a long seta. 



When sterile readily distinguished by the pale bright 

 green colour as well as the structure. 



Robust. Cuticle smooth saccatus 



Medium. Cuticle asperate 2 



Small. Cuticle papillose viridis 



2. Leaves oboA^ate flacciduK 



Leaves rectangular 3 



3. Basal cells asperate teneJlus 



Basal cells striate augustifolius 



T y] iuuintltiis saccatus {HooJi.), Mitt. — Stems mostly 

 erect, 5 cm., forming mats. Leaves from broadly rectangu- 

 lar and little truncate to reniform or oblong and unequally 

 bilobed, margin from closely dentate to entire, to 4 mm. 

 long ; cuticle smooth or some cells minutely asperate. 

 Marsupium nearly 1 cm. long clothed with coarse hairs. 



Very common. 



Australia. New Zealand. 



TijJ iuuintlius tenellus: (TayJ.), Mitt. — Slender decum- 

 bent. Leaves rectangular, 1.5 mm., sometimes much 

 smaller, dorsal base decurrent, ventral abrupt or with an 

 upward curving, apex unequally bilobed, variable, entiie 

 or with few teeth ; cuticle with minute obtuse asperities. 

 Marsupium covered with villous hairs. 



Very common. 



Australia. New Zealand. 



Tylimantlius flacciclus, Berg. — Slender, deciunbent. 

 Leaves narrow obovate, decurved 1.5-3 mm., base hardly 

 decurrent, dorsal straight, ventral constricted, apex un- 

 equally bilobed, more or less dentate ; cuticle covered with 

 minute obtuse asperities. Marsupium 4 mm., coarsely 

 setose. 



Very close to 2\ tenellus. 



Hartz Mts. Mt. Field. West Coast, Etc. 



Australia. New Zealand. 



Tylimantlius ancjustifoJiuy., St. — Stem-S about 5 cm., 

 long, decumbent. Leaves oblong-rectangular, base not con- 

 stricted, up to 4 mm. hardly decurrent, sides parallel, 

 nude, apex unequally bilobed, with few teeth. Cuticle of 

 upper cells very slightly asperate, lower ones striate verru- 

 cose. 



