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Obs.—A species near to our only (hitherto) known New Zealand species 
E. australis, Mitten); and also, and nearer, to F. vulgaris, Hedw., a British 
and common European species, found also in Tasmania; but differing from 
both, and from all others known to me. 
Orper V. HEPATIC. 
Genus 7. Gottschea, Nees. 
Gottschea compacta, sp. nov. 
Plant of densely compact dwarf growth under 1 inch high, erect, closely 
imbricate, forming little patches, whole plant very tender and brittle. 
Stems rather stout, prostrate, dark claret colour, 1-13 inches long, with 
many fine dark pink rootlets below, sometimes two-branched near the tops, 
tops of branches decumbent, spreading, and then 4-6 lines broad, with 
leaves laxly imbricate. Leaves light green, pink at junction with the stem, 
very much waved and crisped, smooth, shining, semicircular, broadly 
elliptic and sub-quadrate in outline, margins entire, decurrent, sometimes 
very sparingly toothed towards base. Involucral leaves smaller, narrower, 
entire, conniving; fruit stalk 1 inch long, rather slender; capsule small, 
globose, black, SE pitted ; stipule 0. 
Hab. On wet perpendicular clay cuttings among mosses, etc., near 
bridge of River Mangatawhainui, Norsewood, 1883: W.C 
Genus 30. Symphyogyna, Mont. and Nees. 
This, hitherto, small and little-known genus having lately largely in- 
creased in additional and new species, I give a classification of them :— 
I. Fronps STIPITATE, ERECT. 
1. Margins serrate. 
S. rubricaulis. 
tn 
. pellucida. 
. melanoneuron. 
pon 
a 
. S. vulgaris, 
2. Margins entire. 
S. simplex, . 
S. megalolepis. 
S. fatida. 
S. longistipa. 
2» 
II. FRONDS PROSTRATE, CREEPING. 
1. Margins serrate. i: 
9. S. prolifera. 
2. Margins entire. 
10. S. undulata. i 
11. S. marchantioides, 
