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sistentibus infima basi pellucidioribus laxioribus re- 
etangularibus, alaribus paucissimis planis laxis fusci- 
dulis vel marcescentibus; comalia rosulam patulam 
sistentia, externa praecedentibus multo latiora ro- 
bustiora; perichaetialia e basi ovata vaginata Ion- 
siuscule acuminata, nervo longe excurrente in pi- 
lum breviusculum serrulatum producto. 
Patria. Arxchipelagi Sandwicensis insula Ha- 
waii: Didrichsen in Exped. transatlant. Danica. 
E foliis praemorso- obtusis vel excisis prima 
scrutatione distinguendum, cum nulla specie alia 
confundendum, D. truncato ob folia excisa et sta- 
turam proximum. 
10. Meesea Bolleana C. Müll. ; cespites elati laxi 
molles; caulis elongatus subbipollicaris gracilis sim- 
plex vel in ramulos omnino similes elongatos gra- 
ciliores divisus rufus, foliis remotis pallide virenti- 
bus humore patentibus vel maxime patulis nunguam 
omnino obtectus, ad basin versus sensim nudus ra- 
diculae instar formatus flexuosus flaccidus ; folia 
caulina laxissime disposita pro plantae altitudine 
parva brevia oblongo-lingulata obtusa, summo apice 
saepius parum erosula, cymbiformi-concava, mar- 
gine plus minus convexo vel reflexo, nervo valido 
virente carinato ante summitatem abrupto, basi longe 
fibroso decurrente, cellulis superioribus minutis 
parenchymatico-hexagonis densis chlorophyllosis, 
basilaribus majoribus laxioribus angustis longiuscu- 
lis pellueidis utrieulo primordiali tenero repletis ad 
parietes nodulis chlorophyllosis praeditis ad infimam 
basin fibroso decurrentibus; folia in summitate cau- 
lis comam parvam gemmaceam sistentia. Caetera 
ignota. 
Patria. Insulae promontorii viridis, in rupibus 
madidis ad aquae Japsum rivuli convallem Ribeira 
brava insulae S. Nicolai perfluentis pendula: 
lus Bolle 1851. 
Ex hahitu Bryi bimi gracilioris et planta spe- 
ciosa memorabilis, inter Meeseas procul dubio se- 
dem tenens. 
11. Bartramia (Vaginella) aristata Schimp. ‘Gin 
Lechler. Pl. Chil. No. 834); dioica? laxe pulvinata 
elatiuscula subtomentoso-radiculosa, ramis elonga- 
tis erectis parce divisa, glauco-viridis inferne fer- 
ruginea; folia caulina stricta laxe conferta vix cri- 
Gard- 
spula humore erecto-patula, e basi vaginata elon- 
gata integerrima laxe pellucide longiuscule reticu- | 
lata Navida vel fuscidula ad summitatis angulum te- 
nerrimum marcescentem sinuato - rotundato - plicatä 
subito in acumen elongatum angustum flexuosum ca- 
naliculatum patens: nervo latiusculo obscuro apice 
omnino occupatum margine erecto denticulato - sca- 
brum protracta, arista robusta elongata serrulata 
exciso-acutata terminata; perich. caulinis similia; 
omnia e cellulis minutissimis obscuris quadratis in- 
crassatis areolata , dorso tenuiter sed distinete pa- 
pilloso-scabra; theca in ped. semipollicari purpureo 
erccta vix obliqua sphaerica macrostoma profunde 
sulcata;. peristomium normale duplex robustum. 
Patria. Chile, prope Arique in Cordillera de 
Rauco: Lechler Mart. 1854. 
Peristomium imperfectum, operculum non obser- 
vavi, antheridia in cespite nostro frustra quaesivi. 
Thecae epidermis e cellulis hexagonis ampliusculis 
sed firmis reticulata. B. ithyphylla proxima plan- 
tis hermaphroditis foliisque brevioribus denique theca‘ 
perfecte inclinata jam longe refugit. 
12. Bartramia (Philonotis) Moritziana Hmp. (in 
litt.); dioica; caulis elongatus filiformis gracilli- 
mus flaccidissimus flexuoso -erectus tomentoso-ra- 
diculosus, antherigerus apice semel vel pluries ad 
basin gemmulae antherigerae innovationibus duabus 
capillaribus dichotome vel furcato ramosus, ferti- 
lis summitate ramulis capillaribus pluribus flezuo- 
' sis önaequalibus apice parum secundis fastigiatim 
divisus; folza caulina flavescentia vel sordida mi- 
nuta ubique distincte secunda, lanceolata curvula 
profunde carinato-concava, nervo validiusculo flavi- 
do dorso superne scaberulo in acumen hreve vix re- 
curvum excurrente percursa, margine erecto vel an- 
gustissime reflexo apicem versus simplieiter crenu- 
lato-denticulata, e cellulis ubique aequalibus par- 
vis lazis parcissime papillosis veluti Jaevibus pel- 
lucide flavidis reticulata ; perich. majora e hasi late 
amplexante ovata tenerrime reticulata colorata zn 
cuspidem elongatam piliformem vel aristiformem 
subintegerrimam flavidam produeta;, theca in ped. 
longissimo valde flexuoso purpureo Jaevi horizonta- 
lis, e basi substrumosa gibboso et curvato -sphae- 
rica majuscula leviter sulcata brunnescens, oper- 
culo brevi conico; peristomium duplex normale par- 
vam, dentibus internis angustis. 
Patria. Venezuela: Moritz (Collect. Thoreyaua 
No. 4. a.). 
Folia gemmulae antherigerae perichaetialibus si- 
milia sed majora e basi latiore in acumen aristifor- 
me longum flexuosum denticulatum protracta. Signis 
praesertim statura elata gracillima primo visu di- 
stineta species, B. Marchicae formis gracilioribus 
aliquantulum affinis, magis ad Philonotulas accedens. 
13. Barbula (Senophyllum) subfallar C. Müll. ; 
dioica; laxe pulvinata elatiuscula wörescens valde 
cerispata simplex vel innovatione sterili longiuscula 
ramosa vix radiculosa; folia caulina tortuosa laxe 
imbricata, humore subito reflexa, haud rigida, lon- 
giuscula, latiuscula ovato-Ianceolata, nervo lato va- 
lido ferrugineo canaliculato in acumen breve robu- 
stum excurrente percursa, mergine integerrimo ubi- 
