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This species is distributed throughout Europe, North and South America. This is a large form, differing from 

 var. Megapolitanum in the crowded incurved stems. — It is doubtful whether //. Settowii, Hornsch. in Fl. Brasil., be 

 more than a large form of this species, which seems to be variable according to climate and situation. II. ulicon, 

 II. scariosum, and II. conchophyllum, Taylor, from Quito, probably belong to this. 



c. Kotabula. — Operculo conico ; seta scahra. 



9. Hypnum ridabulum, Linn. ; monoicum, caule vage ramoso, foliis laxe imbricatis patulis ovato- 

 acuminatis ultranerviis subserrulatis, seta scabra, capsula ovata cemua, opercalo conico. — Hedw. Muse. 

 Frond. 4. t.1%. 



IIab. Northern and Middle Islands : Bay of Islands, /. 1). H Akaroa, Baoul. Specimens few and 

 imperfect. (A native of England.) 



Common in Europe and in North and South America. 



10. Hypnum jplumosum, Schwaegr. ; monoicum, caule vage ramoso, ramis suberectis subincurvis, foliis 

 imbricatis subseenndis ovato-lanceolatis concavis lseviusculis ultranerviis apice subserrulatis, seta superne 

 seabriuscula, capsula ovata subcemua, operculo conico acuto. — 8chwce.gr. Suppl. Hook, et Tayl. H. 

 pseudo-plumosum, Bridel. 



Hab. Northern and Middle Islands : Bay of Islands, /. D. II. Bligh's Sound, Lyall. (A native of 

 England.) 



Common in Europe, North America, South America, and the East Indies.— Smaller than the last. Leaves 

 less altered by drying, secund. Seta smooth below. Operculum very acute. 



d. Sbrpentia. — Operculo conico ; seta lavi. 



11. Hypnum riparmm, Linn.; monoicum, vage ramosnm, foliis subcompressis laxe imbricatis ovato- 

 lanceolatis integris nervo ultramedio, capsula ovata cemua, operculo conico. — Hedw. Muse. Frond, v. 4. t. 3. 



Hab. Northern Island : Cape Turnagain, Colenso. A few barren scraps only. (A native of England.) 

 V ery common in Europe and America. 



12. Hypnum serpens, Linn.; monoicum, pusilkm, vage ramosum, foliis laxis ovato-lanceolato-acu- 

 minatis laxe reticulatis nervo brevi vel ultramedio, capsula oblonga subcernua, operculo conico. — Hedw. 

 Muse. Frond, v. 4. t. 18. 



Hab. Northern Island : bogs at Hawke's Bay, Colenso. A few scraps only. (A native of England.) 

 Very common in Europe, America, and the Antarctic Islands. 



13. Hypnum sparsum, Hook. fil. etWils. ; dioicum, caule bipinnato, ramulis brevibus gracillimis, foliis 

 minutis patentibus ovatis evanidinerviis margine scabriusculis dorso vix papillatis siccitate incurvis, pericliEe- 

 tialibus multo majoribus acuminatis attenuatis intimis laciniatis, seta laevi, capsula cernua oblonga. (Tab. 

 LXXXIX. Fig. 5.) 



Hab. Northern Island : Wangarei, Col. Bolton. 



Eesembles //. minutulum and //. gratum, but differs in the inflorescence.— Nerve of the leaf pellucid. 

 s inch long. — Plate LXXXIX. Fig. 5 : — 1, plant, natural size; 2, capsule; 3, perichsetium and calyptra ; 4, 

 tion of stem and leaves : — all magnified. 



§ 4. Foliis squarrosis. 

 a. Stellata. — Capsula Icevi. 

 11. Hypnum nodiflorum,, Wils. ; monoicum, caule vage ramoso, .foliis patulis subsquarrosis ovato- 

 lanceolatis acuminatis integerrimis seminerviis, capsula oblonga cernua, operculo conico, floribus $ and <-? 

 aggregatis.— Wils. MSS. 



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