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Fonp. riUatiis (Ch. ciliafiis, St.). — Armature of leaves 

 and underleaves of longer spines. 

 West Coast. 

 New Zealand. 



ChiIo-<ci/phus giinninnu>i, Mitt. — Flaccid, livid green to 

 brownish. Leaves opposite, broadly ovate from a broad 

 base, 2-2.5 mm. long, dorsal bases uniting, margin armed 

 with few or many spinous teeth ; cells 30 fx , walls thin ; 

 trigones from none to small. Underleaves broadly reni- 

 lorm, armed on the margin with few small spinous teeth. 



Differs from Ch. hiJlardieri only in the more tender 

 substance of the leaf. The development of trigones very 

 variable. Probably onh^ a shade form of the last. 



Recherche. West Coast. Trowutta. 



Chil().-<ryplivs ta-'onan irus, St. — Medium size, seldom 

 exceeding 2 cm., pale green and of delicate consistence. 

 Leaves opposite ovate-rectangular to ovate from a broad 

 base, plane in damp situations, otherwise erect, 2 mm. 

 long, dorsal bases shortly joined, margin armed all round 

 with slender spines; cells 35-50 ^.; trigones small con- 

 cave. Underleaf reniform fiat, 2 mm. wide, armed with, 

 about 12 spines. 



Arinature more pronounced than in CIi. (junnianus. 

 Underleaf relatively larger, cells larger. 



West Coast. 



CliUoscy pints fi.ssistipu.^;, 'J-'f'lJ^- — Robust, 2-3 cm. long. 

 Leaves asymmetric, opposite, plane, oblong, 2.5 mm., 

 dorsal margin substrict, the base decurrent, free or slightly 

 connate with opposite leaf, apex bi or more often triden- 

 tate, rarely pluridentate. ventral margin strongly curved; 

 cells mostly 25-35 ,a., walls rather strong, trigones small 

 concave. Underleaf reniform, 2 mm. broad, apex usually 

 with a deep median sinus, margin armed with many long 

 spinous teeth. 



Mt. Wellington. Mt. Dromedary. Ctadle Mt., Etc. 



East Australia. Auckland Islands. 



For}}). integrifoJius. — Leaves broadly ovate entire or 

 with one or two apical teeth. Underleaf broadly reniform 

 armed with long and short spines, often more or less 

 lobed as in Cli. vmltifidus. 



Mt. Wellington. 



Chiloscyphus miu t i fidu >< , St. — Vei^- similar to and 

 possibly a robust form of the last. Leaves broadly ovate- 

 triangular subsymmetric, 3 mm., dorsal base free decur- 



