Mosses from Mauritius. i6i 



authorities on this group of plants, and for the following 

 discriminations my best thanks are due. He informs me 

 that such collections from this island have very rarely come 

 hitherto to this country, and that the only collectors there 

 during the past twenty years have been Mr. Pike and M. 

 Robillard, both well known for their researches amongst 

 the Mollusca and other branches of Zoology as well. 

 From M. Robillard's specimens most of the known endemic 

 Mauritian mosses have been described, mainly by Herr C. 

 Mtiller. Many of these will be found to occur in the 

 collection now under notice. It is to be regretted that very 

 few show any signs of fructification. Only one species, 

 Hildenbrandtiella nitens (Boswell MSS.) is actually a 

 novelty, but several are almost unknown in Herbaria. This 

 will probably be described in the Toiirnal of Botany before 

 many weeks elapse. 



MUSCI {a) ACROCARPI. 

 Fam. : DicranecB. 



1. Campylopus brachymastix (C. Mtiller). 



2. „ chlorotrichus „ 

 3- n sp. 



4. Leucoloma amblyacron (C. Miiller.) 



5. „ persecundum „ 



6. „ sinuosulum „ 



Fam. : Leucobryece. 



7. Octoblepharum albidum (L). 



Fam. : OrthotricJiece. 



8. Macromitrium aciculare (Schweg). 



9. „ sp. nisi in fructu hand cognoscendum. 

 10. „ sp. 



