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The description which SMITH gives of his H. implexum agrees 

 in every respect with our plant, which corresponds also 

 with the specimens in MOUGEOT and NESTLER'S Stirpes 

 !No. 519. 



4. H. luteszens, stems matted, much branched ; leaves lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, striated, the nerve disappearing below the point ; 

 fruitstalks about 1 inch, roughish ; capsule ovate, cernuous ; lid 

 conical, acute. 



Hab. On trees and walls near the ground, not uncommon. 

 Spring. 



5. H. sericeum, stems creeping, matted ; branches numerous, 

 short ; leaves lanceolate, acuminate, striate, the nerve disappear- 

 ing below the point ; fruitstalks not I inch ; capsules erect, ellipti- 

 cal ; lid conical. 



Hab. On walls and trees. Spring. 



Remarkable for the silky glossiness of the leaves, which are 

 marked with two plaits or striae on each side of the nerve. 



6. H. polyanthos, stems creeping, matted : branches numerous. 

 short, erect ; leaves erect, lanceolate, much acuminated, with two 

 short and very faint nerves at the base ; fruitstalks inch ; cap- 

 sule erect, elliptical, with a conical point. Leskea polyantha^ GRE- 

 VILLE, Crypt, fl t. 151. 



Hab. Trunks of trees, rare. In the Dean above Twizel 

 Bridge, liev. A. Baird. Oct. 



More slender than the following, from which it is very dis- 

 tinct. 



//. polyanthos, stems matted, much branched : leaves ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, acuminate, nerveless, concave ; fruitstalks 1 inch ; capsule 

 nearly erect, somewhat curved, cylindraceous ; lid conical, acute. 

 SMITH, Fl. Brit. 1278. 



Hab. Trunks of trees, very common. Spring. 



It is now admitted that this is merely a variety of H. cupres- 

 siforme described below ; but as its characters bring it evi- 

 dently under this section, we have thought to facilitate the 

 student's inquiries by enumerating them here. 



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