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t lii'Iosri/pJius lei'ieri, Sf. — Closely creeping on bark, 

 about 3 cm. long. Leaves opposite crowded, suberect 

 broadly ovate-triangular about 2.5 mm., dorsal base abrupt 

 meeting or joining with the opposite leaf, margin nude or 

 with a few teeth above, apex and ventral margin armed 

 with slender spines; cells 30-36 fi., trigones large rotund. 

 Underleaves orbicular about 2 mm. diameter, broadly 

 joined to the leaves, armed with about 8 slender spines. 



West Coast. 



Ckiloscyphus cnah'fus (Hook.), Dum. — Robust, often 

 10 cm. long, closely decumbent dark green. Leaves not 

 crowded opposite or alternate, plane ovate-triangular, 

 truncate with two acute apical teeth or the upper leaves 

 more or less entire, 3 mm. long, dorsal margin strict base 

 decuiTent free or joining with the opposite leaf, ventral 

 margin strict base connate with the underleaf; cells irre- 

 gular in size, mostly 30 /x., walls rather thick, trigones 

 minute or none. Underleaves small, 2-3 times as broad 

 as the stem, subrotuncl tiTincate, sinus broad margin anned 

 with 1-4 slender teeth. 



Vei-y common. 



East Australia. New Zealand. Auckland Islands. 



Chflo.^ri/phus fridenfafiis, Miff. — Small and slender 

 generally 1-3 cm., dark green. Leaves alternate with a 

 nearly vertical insertion plane, ovate-rectangular 1 mm., 

 apex with three short unecjual lobes, dorsal base free very 

 shortly decurrent, ventral base very shortly connate with 

 the underleaf; cells mostly 20 x 27 jn., trigones none. 

 L-nderleaves small, a,s broad as the stem bifid to below the 

 middle, lobes slender, each margin w^ith one bold slender 

 tooth. '; 



Common in shade on banks. 



CJiiJo.<ry pints fiUc.icolu.^, Sf. — Stems decumbent, 1-2 

 cm. long. Leaves alternate plane ovate-rectangular 2 mm., 

 dorsal margin strict base decurrent free, apex abruptly 

 truncate, a filiform tooth arising from each angle, ventral 

 margin strict, very shortly connate with the underleaf; 

 cells 30-40 fj... walls thick, trigones none ; underleaf oblong 

 not broader than the stem, deeply bifid, lobes acute, margin 

 unidentate, sometimes unarmed or bidentate. 



Very close to Ch. roalifus, differing mainly in size and 

 smaller underleaf. Doubtful species. 



On feni-stem. East Coast. 



New Zealand. 



Chiloscyphus w€ymoufhi(inui<, Sf. — Medium size, but 

 seldom exceeding 2 cm., freely branched. Leaves opposite 

 plane to suberect, broadly ovate from a broad base 1.5-2.5 



