Colenso. — On the Botany of New Zealand. 349 



Obs. — A species near to our only (hitherto) known New Zealand species 

 E. australis, Mitten); and also, and nearer, to E. vulgaris, Hedw., a British 

 and common European species, found also in Tasmania; but differing from 

 both, and from all others known to me. 



Order 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, 1-1-| 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. Involucrdl leaves smaller, narrower, 

 entire, conniving ; fruit stalk 1 inch long, rather slender ; capsule small, 

 globose, black, minutely pitted ; stipule 0. 



Hub. On wet perpendicular clay cuttings among mosses, etc., near 

 bridge of Eiver 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. Fronds stipitate, erect. 

 1. Margins serrate. 



1. S. rubricaulis. 





2. S. pellucida. 





3. S. melanoneuron. 





4. S. vulgaris. 







2. Margins entire. 



5. S. simplex. 





6. S. megalolepis. 





7. S.fcetida. 





8. S. longistipa. 





II. 



Fronds prostrate, cr 





1. Margins serrate. 



9. 8. prolifera. 







2. Margins entire. 



10. S. undulata. 





11. S. niarchantioides, 



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