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1. G. consimilis, Mont. Stems branched, distant, spread- 



ing, filiform. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 

 quite entire, margin slightly recurved, nerve nearly 

 continuous, capsule oblong, immersed in piliferous 

 perichsetial leaves. Lid conical, acute. On dead 

 timber, Coal Eivcr Tier. 



2. C. paruula, Mitt. 0. consimilis, not of Mont. Stems 



creeping. l-2in. long. Branches and stem leaves as in 

 the preceding species, perichsetial broadly obovate, 

 refuse, suddenly produced into a piliferous acuminate 

 point. Fruitstalk scarcely visible. Capsule ovoid; 

 lid conical, acute. Calyptra, red-brown, rough at the 

 apex. Hook. Handbook N.Z. PI. 



3. G. Tasmanica, Mitt. Stems frequently naked below, 



crowded above with many close-set branches. Leares 

 spreading, orbicular-ovate, acute, margin fiat, most 

 minutely serrulate, nerve vanishing below the apex, 

 perichsetial subulate from an ovate base, overtopping 

 the capsule. Lid convex, acute, ring double. On 

 rocks, Jackey's Plain Creek: 



54. NECKEEA, Hbdwg. 

 Named in commemoration of Necker, a celebrated botanist. 

 On trunks of trees. Key, ISTo. 62. 



1. N. pennata, Hisnwo. Stems pinnate, leaves ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, serrulate, undulate, nerve in- 

 conspicuous. Perichsetial, long-lanceolate, acuminate. 

 Capsule immersed, lid shortly beaked, calyptra small, 

 scarcely covering the lid. JV. hymenodonta, C. Muell. 

 On trees, rivulets, and damp copses, near Launceston. 



55. OMALIA, Beidel. 

 Mat, in allusion to the complanate leaves. 

 On trunks of trees and on shady rocks. 



Key, No. 64. 



0. faloi folia, Hook./ and Wins. Stems sub-pinnately 

 branched, branches complanate, almost simple ; leaves 

 distichously imbricated, oblong, broad, flat, falcate, 

 obtuse, nerve 0. quite entire. Pruitstalk smooth. 

 Capsule elliptic-oblong, drooping ; lid conical. 



56. TEACHYLOMA, Be.it.bl. 

 Bough-edged, in allusion to the nodose teeth of the peris- 

 tome. Tree-like, flattened, pinnately branched. Key, No. 63.. 



