f.3 



Leaves minutely erose. 



5. M, Areheri, Mitten. Leaves when dry twisted, slightly 



curling, when moist open elliptic below, from thence 

 lanceolate, slightly obtuse, nerve excurrent, keeled, 

 very shortly apiculate, margin minutely erose ; peri- 

 chsetial short, wide, acute. Capsule elongate- oval, 

 deep coloured plicate mouth. Peristome of lid subu- 

 late. Calyptra naked. On dead branches of trees, 

 Kermandie Rivulet. 



6. M. Scottice, C. Mubll. No description available. 



B. Calyptra tilose. Capsule ground. 



7. M. microphyllum, Hook, et Geev. Stems and branches 



slender, l-2in. long. Leaves yellow-brown, when dry, 

 striate and oppressed, ovate or subulate-lanceolate, 

 acute, keeled, two striae at the base, pellucid, papillose 

 above ; nerve stout, vanishing below the tip. Fruit- 

 stalk slender, capsule oval-oblong or sub-pyriform 

 slightly grooved ; peristome short, undivided. Calyptra 

 hairy. Key, No. 16. On trees in creeks and damp 

 woods. 



Capsule smooth. 



8. M. microstomum, Hook and Geev. Leaves spreading, 



sub-incurved, ligulate-lanceolate, obtuse, papillose, 

 apiculate, areolation lax, nerve reddish. Capsule oval, 

 smooth, plicate mouth. Calyptra slightly hairy. 

 Near Hobart, altitude 1,400 feet. 



28. OBTHOTBICHUM, Hedwig. 



Straight hairs, in allusion to 

 with straight hair-like processes. 

 and rocks. 



the calyptra being covered 

 Key, No. 44. On branches 



0. crispum, Hedwg. Leaves linear lanceolate, undu- 

 lated, dilated at base, much twisted and crisped when 

 dry ; capsule clavate, long tapering apophysis, striated, 

 contracted below the mouth ; calyptra campanulate, 

 very hairy. Wils. Bry. Brit. Key. No. 44. Trunks 

 of trees, St. Patricks Eiver. 



0. lutuem, Mitten. Leaves linear lanceolate, keeled, 

 pale yellow, oblong concave below, nerve yellow, 

 vanishing ; margin erose ; perichsetial longer. Fruit- 

 stalk double length of capsule, capsule cylindric 

 oblong, plicate, teeth eight bigemminate ; inner, eight 

 cilia ; lid with short beak, calyptra hairy. On trees, 

 rivulet behind Cumming's Head. Mt. Wellington. 



