Musei, by W. Wilson.) FLORA OF TASMANIA. 171 
Nearly allied to D. tenuifolium (Hook. fil. et Wils. Fl. Antarct. t. 152. f. T).— Leaves erect, not falcate, longer, 
of firmer texture; nerve well defined, less capillary at the apex ; alar cellules subquadrate, coloured.—1n the lurid 
hue and general aspect it resembles Didymodon longifolius, var. penicillatus (Fl. Antarct.).—PrATE CLXXII. Fig. 2; 
1 and 2, leaves :—magnified. 
10. Dicranum Starkii? (Web. et Mohr, Bot. Tasch. 189).— Br. et Schimp. Br. Eur. t. 64. 
Has. Brown's River. (Oldfield, 326 f.) (Barren and dwarf specimens only.) 
DisrriB. Europe. 
Leaves lanceolate-setaceous, entire; nerve narrow, well defined. 
ll. Dicranum Sphagni? (Wahlenb. Fl. Lapp. 337). 
Has. (Barren specimen.) (Gunn.) 
DisrarB. Europe, America ? 
Stem 1 inch long. Leaves yellowish, subulate-lanceolate, entire; nerve strong, excurrent. 
12. Dicranum (Leptotrichum) ferrugineum (Mitten, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ined.) ; * dioicum, 
caulibus czespitosis radiculis ferrugineis dense intertextis, foliis e basi erecta ovali-oblonga sensim attenuatis 
patentibus integerrimis nervo percurrente cellulis basi utrinque ad margines pluribus oblongis quadratisque 
parallelogrammaticis superioribus insequalibus perichetialibus conformibus, theca in pedunculo rubro erecta 
globoso-ovata, operculo conico-rostrato, peristomio e dentibus latis rubris dicranoideis, annulo latiusculo 
composito." (Tas. CLXXII. Fig. 1.) 
Has. On the ground: plain near Cumming’s Head, Western Mountains, Archer. : 
“Whole plant dull ferruginous-green. Stems from half an inch to 1 inch in height.—In general appearance it 
has some resemblance to D. Jamesoni (Tayl.), but it is smaller, compactly ezespitose, and interwoven with intensely 
ferruginous radicles. The seta is about 3 lines long, rather stout, pale-red. The small, subglobose, erect capsule 
distinguishes it readily from its allies." 79. Mitten, l.c.—PrATE CLXXII. Fig. 1; 1 and 2, leaves; 3, capsule 
and calyptra; 4, teeth :—all magnified. 
13. Dicranum Tasmanicum (Hook. fil. Ic. Pl. t. 248) ; dioicum, caule elongato, foliis laxiusculis 
patentibus lanceolato-oblongis obtusis canaliculatis integerrimis apice concavis evanidinerviis siccitate 
incurvis crispulis, capsula erecta turbinata macrostoma, operculo longirostri.— Dichodontium, Schimper (vid. 
Bryol. Europ.). Didymodon, Mitten, in Journ. Linn. Soc. ined. 
Has. Wet cliffs. (Gunn, 1607.) (Oldfield.)  Fossiliferous limestone: Meander River, Archer. 
Distris. New Zealand. 
Gen. XI. BLINDIA, Br. et Sch. 
Peristomium simplex ; dentes 16, lanceolati, remote articulati, leves, apice hie illic pertusi vel bifidi, 
intus leviter trabeculati, purpurei, cartilaginei. Capsula exannulata, e collo tumido truncato-spherica, sub- 
pyriformis, solida, sicca vacua turbinata. Operculum rostratum. Calyptra infra operculum producta, 
cucullata, fere usque ad apicem fissa, primo basi angularis. Folia dicranoidea, areolatione ad angulos 
basilares valde dilatata, quadrata, aurantiaca. Flores dioici, terminales, antheridia majora.—Plante plus 
minus elate, dense cespitose; caule filiformi, fragili, iterum dichotome ramoso, parce radiculoso. 
l. Blindia acuta (Br. et Sch. Bryol. Europ. t. 114) ; dioica, foliis confertis erecto-patentibus sub- 
secundis rigidulis nitidis e basi concava oblongo-lanceolata nervo excurrente lineari-subulatis, perichzetialibus 
vaginantibus superne patentibus, capsula in seta brevi globoso-pyriformi, peristomii dentibus purpureis 
siccitate erecto-patentibus.— Weissia acuta, Hedw. Muse. Frond. t. 35. 
