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Has. Hermite Island; on banks and moist rocks in the evergreen beech-woods, abundant; also in 
crevices of rocks on the hills. 
Caules semiunciales et ultra, ceespitosi, ramosi, molles, fragiles. Folia conferta, imbricata, erecto-patentia vix 
secunda, ovato-acuminata, concaviuscula, apice attenuata, subpilifera, tenera, margine reflexa, basi 1—2-nervia, 
pallide viridia, nitida, tenuissime areolata; perichetialia ovata, breviter acuminata, erecta, integerrima. Seta 7-8 
lin. longa, levis, apice incurvata, rubra. Tháeca ovato-oblonga, basi attenuata, curvula, e sete apice curvata cernua, 
brunnea. Peristomium externum luteum, internum albescens, ciliolis binis. 
This moss bears some resemblance to H. Silesianum, Schwaegr., but is quite distinct in character, and allied 
also to H. adnatum, Hedw., from which it differs in the flaccid leaves, recurved at the margin. 
Prate CLV. Fig. 1.—1, plant of the natural size; 2 and 3, leaves; 4 and 5, thece :—magnijied. 
e. Foliis patulis squarrosis. 
14. Hypnum aciculare, Brid. ; Schwaegr. Suppl. I. vol. i. p. 280. t. 92. Fl. Antarct. pt. 1. p. 140. 
Haz. Staten Land, 4. Menzies, Esq. Hermite Island; in woods near the sea, not uncommon. 
A very abundant plant in the South temperate and colder regions. 
f. Foliis secundis nervosis. 
15. Hypnum conspissatum, Hook. fil. et Wils.; caule elongato ramoso, foliis patentibus secundis ovato- 
lanceolatis acuminatis integerrimis margine incrassatis solidinerviis. (Tas. CLV. Fig. IIT.) 
Var. 2. caule longiore, foliis latioribus. 
Var. 3. foliis longioribus magis acuminatis. 
Has. Kerguelen's Land ; var. 1, boggy places, common (barren). Falkland Islands; var. 2, (barren), 
Dr. Lyall; var. 8, growing in waters (barren). i 
Caules fluitantes, biunciales ad semipedales, ramosi, fastigiati; rami simplices, ascendentes. Folia laxe imbri- 
cata, plus minus falcato-secunda, rigidula, crassiuscula, opaca, margine valde incrassata, nervo continuo exarata, 
:uniora intense viridia, cetera lurido-viridia, interdum fuscescentia, inferiora nisi nervus margoque incrassata plerum- 
que tabescentia. (Cetera desunt.) 
In the leaves this moss has a close affinity with Cinclidotus, but the aspect is that of Hypnum ruscifolium. 
Puare CLV. Fig. TIL.—1, plant of the natural size; 2 and 3, leaves; 4, apex of ditto :—magnified. 
16. Hypnum filicinum, Dill. Linn.; Hedw. Sp. Muse. p. 258. t.76. Hook. et Tayl. Muse. Brit. p. 183. 
t. xxvi. Fl. Antarct. pt. 1. p. ۰ 
Var. 2. robustius, foliis elliptico-lanceolatis angustioribus. 
Var. 3. omnia var. 2, sed foliis vix secundis. ä 
Var. 4. foliis vix secundis latioribus erectis acuminatis. 
Has. Falkland Islands; var. 1, rocky fresh-water streams, and wet sandy places; var. 3, Dr. Lyall. 
Hermite Island; Cape Horn; var. 4, wet rocks and sandy places. Kerguelen’s Land; var. 2, boggy places. 
(barren). 
These varieties are all very similar to the plant mentioned in the first part of this work. 
17. Hypnum paradoxum, Hook. fil et Wils.; caule repente subpinnato, foliis faleato-secundis ovato- 
lanceolatis acuminatis striatis serrulatis ruptinerviis, seta scabra, theca cernua obovato-oblonga. (Tas. ۰ 
Fig. II.) 
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