BY E. A. BASTOW, P.L.S. 267 



Leaves yellow-brown, stii^ules 4-partite. 

 1. P. CLAViGEE, Oottsche. Stem creeping, 3-4in. long, 

 2-pmnately branclied. Leaves yellow-brown, closely im- 

 bricate, plane or convex, ovate-cordate, acute or apicu- 

 late, quite entire or more or less toothed ; auricles 

 clavate, with a large triangular lamina. Stipules 

 4-partite ; segments with revolute margins, entire or 

 toothed, 2 intermediate, often saccate. Involucre 

 cylindric-ovoid, rough, with the adnate involucral 

 leaves. Hook. Handbook, 529; PI. N.Z. ii., 152; 

 Syn. Hep, 215 ; Hook. Muse. Exot. t. 70. PI. xxix. 



Var. y Taylori, cauline leaves toothed, spinous on 

 the ventral margin. P. Taylori, Syn. Hep. 246. 



St. Patrick's River, Gicnn. Pork Creek, Mount 

 Wellington, Rodway. (New Zealand, Campbell's Is- 

 land, on alpine rocks). 



Leaves dark purple, stipules i-partite. 



2. p. BEACHYCLADXTs, Gottsche. Stems 3-4 inches long, 



2-pinnate ; branches very short. Leaves dark purple- 

 brown, orbicular-cordate or broadly ovate, ciliate ; 

 auricles club-shaped, with no spine, saccate, purple, 

 rarely flat and ciliate. Cauline stipules 4-partite, seg- 

 ments entire, toothed or cut, those of the branches 

 with 2 intermediate auricles. Involucre conical, caria- 

 ceous, leafy ; leaflets spinous-ciliate. Hook. Handbook, 

 PI. N.Z. 529 ; Syn. Hep. 247 ; PL Tasm. ii., 234 1. 180, 

 f. 2. Pl. iii. f. 4; PI. xxix. 



Tasmania, Neill, 1824. Spence {Herb. Greville). 



Cauline stipules 2-fid. 



3. P. MAGELLANicus, Qotfsclie. Stems creeping, 3-pinnate. 



Leaves brown-purple, imbricate, ovate- orbicular, 

 spinous-ciliate ; cauline auricles variable, clavate, 

 saccate, setigerous or plane, with laciniate segments ; 

 laminae larger, 3-angular, sometimes sub-cucculate. 

 Cauline stipules orbicular-ovate, 2-fid, entire or ciliate, 

 those on the branches 2-fid, lacerate or clavate. 

 Involucre very large ; leaves convolute, ciliate. Hook. 

 Handbook PL KZ., 529 ; Syn. Hep., 248 ; Hook. Muse. 

 Exot. t. 115 ; PI. KZ. ii., 153. PI. xxix. 



St. Patrick's Eiver, in great profusion, and finely 

 fruiting, Gunn. Mount Wellington and Kermandie 

 Eiver, South Huon, Oldfield. Cheshunt, Archer. 

 Gullies, Mount Wellington, abundant, Rodway, Taylor^ 

 B.A.B. (Australia, New Zealand, Campbell's Island, 

 Puegia.) 



