Leaves crisped, fruitstalk Jin. long. 



3. F. crispula, Hook. /. and Wils. Leaves patent, when 



dry loosely crisped, obovate, apiculate, concave, sub- 

 serrulate, nerve vanishing ; fruitstalk short, twisted to 

 the left ; capsule globose-pyriform, curved, short neck. 

 Lid almost plain. Peristome double, inner yellow. 

 Key, No. 48. Allied to F. glabra, Taylr., but differs 

 in the form of the capsule and in the crisped foliage. 

 On rocks, Sth. Huon, Port Sorell. 



Leaves not crisped, fruitstalk Jin. long. 



4. F. glabra, Tatl. Stems very short. Leaves erecto- 



patent, obovate, apiculate, serrulate at the apex ; nerve 

 vanishing below the apex. Fruitstalk erect, twisted 

 to the left. Capsule clavate-pyriform, curved, gib- 

 bous, annulus 0, inner peristome imperfect, lid nearly 

 flat, margin not coloured. Hook. Handbook N.Z. Fl. 



45. SPLACHNUM, Be. and Schimp. 

 The name (o-K\ar/x i ' 0V ) is borrowed from Dioscorides, and 

 was originally used for some lichen or cryptogamic plant. 

 Key, No. 23. Growing on old wood, earth, and animal 

 matter. 



Leaves serrulate. 



1. S. (Dissodon) callophyllum, C. Mubll. Loosely tufted, 



tomentose with radicles. Stems very slender, ascend- 

 ing, pale green, flaccid. Leaves loosely imbricate, 

 from a narrow base spathulate-ovate, cuspidate, serrate. 

 Fruitstalk stout ; capsule erect, oblong-ovate, small 

 mouth, teeth 8, rising from within the orifice. Lid 

 oblique, obtuse, cuspidate. JEremodon robustus, Hook/, 

 and Wils. Fern Tree Valley, Mt. Wellington. 



Leavea entire. 



2. P. octoblepharum, Hook. Leaves obovate, long acu- 



minate, sub-piliferous, quite entire ; capsule clavate ; 

 teeth 8, in pairs ; calyptra naked. Dissodon plagiopus, 

 C. Muell. Key, No. 23. Var. y- majus ; leaves wider. 

 Common on cowdung, 



Capsule with oblate apophysis. 



3. S. Gunnii, Hook and Wils, Stems rigid, thick, short, 



tomentose. Leaves tinged with red. squarrose, obovate 

 or spathulate, acute, concave, dentate, nerve vanishing. 

 Fruitstalk short, thick, red. Capsule conical, with a 

 large oblate apophysis, pale, of firm texture, scarcely 

 altered when dry. Teeth 8, incurved slightly when 

 dry. Calyptra minute, conical, base mflexed, naked. 

 On dead fern trees, Acheron River. 



