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14. H. leptorynchum, Bridel. Stems creeping, sub- 



pinnately branched ; leaves falcate, secund, linear- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, serrulate at the apex, margin 

 sub-recurved, nerve 0, twisted when dry. Fruitstalk 

 slender, smooth ; capsule oblong, drooping ; lid with 

 long beak. Stereodon cyparioides, Mitt. .Near Hobart 

 on trees. 



15. H. cyparioides, Bridel. Very similar to the preceding 



species ; leaves sub-distichous, shorter ; perichsetial 

 narrower, gradually acuminate ; fruitstalk shorter, 

 more slender, arcuate at the apex ; capsule minute, 

 ovoid, pendulous, constricted under the mouth. South- 

 port, with the preceding. 



16. H. patale, Hook/, and Wils. Sf.eredon clirysogaster 



(Hypnum), C. Muell. II chrysogater, Hook. Hand- 

 book. II. cupressiforme, Fl. Antarct. Stems pro- 

 cumbent, pectinately (divided or branched like a 

 comb) branched, branches crowded, spreading, flattened 

 above. Leaves falcate, secund, ovate-lanceolate, 

 acuminate, distiehously spreading, apex sub-serrulate, 

 nerve 0, pale green, glossy, yellowish at the base. 

 Pericluetial, erect, acuminate, setaceous, serrate. 

 Pruitstalk long. Capsule horizontal, ovoid-oblong. 

 Lid conical, apiculate. On trees, slopes of Mt. Wel- 

 lington. 



17. H. cupressiforme, Linn. Stems vaguely and pinnately 

 branched; branches incurved. Leaves falcate-secund, 

 ovate-lanceolate, concave, nerve 0, cells at the marginal 

 base opaque, square. Capsule sub-cylindric, sub- 

 cernnous. Lid conical, cuspidate. Var. B. minus, 

 branches slender, leaves narrower. Moist rocks, Mt. 

 Wellington. 



18. H. limatum, Hook /. and Wils. Dioicous. Stems 

 sub -pinnately branched, branches simple, incurved. 

 Leaves secund oi falcate, ovate-lanceolate, sub-pili- 

 ferous, sub-entire, nerve 0. Perichfetial, long, recurved, 

 sub-piliferous, sub-serrulate. Capsule cylindrical, 

 sub-erect, lid short, conical, apiculate. Hypnum 

 TerroB JVovm. Var. li. Australi, Hook. PI. Antarct. 

 Var. Leaves less, falcate-secund, scarcely-piliferous, 

 perichsetial narrower, fruitstalk longer, capsule arcuate. 

 Damp G-ullies, Brown's River. 



