Mathewsianm. N. O. Musci, 



TAB. CCXLV, A. 



EnTOSTHODON OBTUSIFOLIUS. J". Hooh 



Dense caespitosus, foliis elliptico-lanceolatis obtusis integerrimis, 



capsula (cum apophysi) anguste pyriformi. 



Hab, Moist places, Lomas of Amancaes, near Lima, Peru. 

 Mathews {n. 958). 



Fig. L Single plant, f.2.2.2. Leaves. / 3. Portion of do. 

 /. 4. Peristome. /. 5. Operculum. / 6. Calyptra. / 7. Teeth 

 of the peristome : — all more or less magnified. 



TAB. CCXLV. B. 



Entosthodon Mathewsii. J". Hook. 



Laxe caespitosus, foliis late oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis ser- 

 ratis, capsula (cum apophysi) anguste pyriformi. 



Hab. Near Lima, Peru. Mathews. 



Fig. 1 . Single plant, f. 2. 2. Leaves. /. 4. Portion of the 



capsule and peristome. /. 5. Teeth of the peristome : — all more 



or less magnified. 



TAB. CCXLV. C. 



^NTOSTHODON LATIFOLTUS. t7. Hook. 



Laxe caespitosus, foliis obovatis acuminatis serratis, capsula (cum 



apophysi) lato-pyriformi. 

 Hab. Near Lima, Peru. Mathews. 



Fig. \. Single plant. /. 2. 2. Leaves. / 3. Peristome. /. 

 4. Operculum. / 5. Teeth from the peristome : — all more or 

 less magnified. 



That portion of Mr Mathews' collection of plants which was 

 gathered in the neighbourhood of Lima, has afforded 3 species 

 of Moss, having all the characters and habit of Schwaegrichen's 

 Genus Entosthodon : and all different from the Europaean E. 

 Templetoni; although one, our E. ohtusifi)lius, comes so very 

 near to it, that were it not for the constantly very blunt apex of 

 the leaf, and the rather narrower form, I should have been dis- 

 posed to consider it the same. In all there is the same thin, but 

 lax, cellular structure in the foliage, the same general form of 

 the capsule (pyriform), and the same flattened operculum, with 

 a minute, but more or less distinct umbo. (J. Hooker.) 



