BY W. A. WEYMOUTH. 201 
2. Ulota cochleata, Vent., n. sp. 
Monoicous. In small, dense cushions, depressed, yellow- 
green. Stem creeping; branches erect, 1 cm. high. Leaves 
curled when dry, erecto-patent when wet, very dense, 2°10 mm. 
long, from a red, very concave, discoid-ovate base quickly 
contracted, linear-narrow-acuminate, acute, margin scarcely 
recurved below. Areolation above by cells 3—4 micromill. 
wide, rectangular, with thick, smooth walls; below, towards 
the base, marginal cells transparent, square; in the middle 
follow very narrow, fuscoid cells, with very thick walls tinged 
with red. Nerve thin, extending to the apex. Perichaetial 
bracts larger, 3°5 mm., from a dilated reddish-brown base 
long lineal-lanceolate, with a flat margin. Male gemmule 
lateral, reddish-brown ; antheridia numerous, 34 micromill. 
long, shortly stalked, linear. WVaginula bare, ovate, with 
short ochrea. Seta 3°5 mm. long. Capsule with short neck, 
oval, 15 mm. long. Operculum conic, with a short beak. 
Peristome of 8 reddish-brown teeth, reflexed when dry, 30 
micromill. long, in double pairs, long acuminate, single thread- 
like legs, attentuate, perforate from anastomosing joints, 
densely and very minutely papillose. Cilia 8, thread-like, 
shorter, transparent. Stomata emersed, arranged in middle 
of capsule. Strie 8, consisting of 8—4 series of wide cells 
tinged with yellow, running the whole length of the sporangium ; 
the rest of the epicarpic cells quadrangular, very small, with 
walls by no means incrassate. Annulus very narrow, per- 
sistent. Calyptra yellow, bell-shaped-conic, brunescent at 
apex, densely pilose, strigose, divided at the base. Spores 
minutely papillose, 30—385 micromill. in diameter. 
Hab. Mount Wellington, on trees, 1891, W. A. Weymouth, 
No. 898. 
3. Ulota anceps, Vent., n. sp. 
Monoicous. In small, dense cushions, green. Leaves 
scarcely curved when dry, erecto-patent, 155 mm. long, 
from a yellowish ovate and concave base gradually narrow, 
linear-lanceolate, acute, margin recurved below; nerve thin, 
vanishing in the apex. Upper cells 7 micromill. wide, round- 
ovate, walls not very incrassate, papille short, thick, prom1- 
nent; lower cells longer, narrower, quadrangular; the mar- 
ginal series, however, shorter, quadrate; all yellowish except 
the lowest, which are reddish. Perichaetial bracts up tv 2°25 
mm., from a rather long red base gradually linear-acuminate. 
Male gemmule lateral, reddish; antheridia 31 micromill. 
long. Vaginula with simple yellow hairs, oval, ochreate. 
Seta 3°5 mm. long. Capsule with short neck, up to 2°56 mm. 
long, ovate-elongate, furrowed for the whole length wheu 
dry. Strie 8, furnished with a double series of cells. 
Stomata emersed, arranged in lower part of sporangium, 
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