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Leaves easily detached, fragile. 



14. B. fragilis, Mitt. Densely tufty, stems erect, nearly 

 simple. Leaves densely crowded, easily detached, 

 suddenly contracted from an oblong base to long 

 subulate lanceolate, margin and back serrulate, nerve 

 percurrent. Fruitstalk very short ; capsule erect, red, 

 globose, furrowed ; lid short, conical ; peristome, ex- 

 ternal, normal ; internal, very short rudimentary 

 processes. On rocks, rivulet behind Cummin g's Head. 



41. CONOSTOMtTM, O. Swabtz. 

 Cone mouth, in allusion to the peristome. An Arctic 

 Antarctic genus, on Alpine mountains. Key, No. 28. 



and 



Nerve broad. 



1. G. Australe, Swaktz. Stems erect, branched, branches 



fasciculate; leaves erect, most densely imbricate, 

 linear-lanceolate, acuminate, upper piliferous ; nerve 

 broad, excurrent. Capsule nearly globose, inclined. 

 Lid obliquely beaked. Eivulet behind Cumming's 

 Head, Western Mountains. 



Nerve narrow. 



2. G. pusillum, Hook /. and Wils. Stout stems. Leaves 



sub-erect, loosely imbricate, lanceolate-acuminate, sub- 

 piliferous, margin recurved, doubly serrate ; capsule 

 inclined, almost cernuous. Key, No. 28. The Palls, 

 and Eivulet behind Cumming's Head. 



42. PHYSCOMITEIUM, Bridel. 



Bladdery calyptra ; so named from the inflated dimidiate 

 calyptra. Key, No. 5. On clay banks. 



1. P. apophysatum, Tayl. Stems very short. Leaves 



erecto-patent, ovate-acuminate, sub-serrulate, concave, 

 nerve vanishing. Fruitstalk short ; capsule erect, 

 clavate pyriform, when dry constricted, below the 

 mouth. The Hummocks. 



2. P. laxum, Hook /. and Wils. In loose tufts. Stem 



robust, leaves lax ; from a narrow base spathulate- 

 ovate-acuminate, entire, nerve vanishing below the 

 middle. Fruitstalk fin. Capsule ovate. Western 

 Mountains. 



