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52. (8b.) M. squarrulosum C. Müll.; MONOI- | 
cum, tenellum, parvum; caules repentes filiformes, 
cortici adhaerentes, e fuscescente lutescentes, in 
ramulos perbreves dichotome vel pinnatim divisi; 
folia caulina dense conferta , söccitate squarrulosa, 
humore subhorizontalia, minuta, e basi brevi re- 
ctiuscula irregulariter ventricose concava relle- 
xiuscula, breviter lanceolata acutiuscula , integerri- 
ma, profunde canaliculata, lutescentia, nervo ru- 
fescente subexcurrente percursa, margine hic illie 
paulisper reflexo vel convexo, cellulis grossiuscule 
rotundis incrassatis tuberculose papillosis; perich. 
erecta, latius et longius regulariter lanceolata, 
concava, inferne e cellulis longioribus laevioribus 
areolata, margine erecto; theca in ped. mediocri 
rubente laevi recta, octies sulcata, minute oblonga 
angusta microstoma aurantiaca;, calyptra pilosa; 
perist. simplex, “e membrana brevissima rugulosa 
truncata eflormatum. 
M. microphylium Mont. Musc. Nilgh. No. 58? 
Ab omnibus congeneribus characteribus distinctis 
praeprimis teneritate partium omnium et foliis squar- 
rulosis primo intaitu differt, M. tenui simile. In- 
ter M. Perrottetii spec. perpauca inveni. Theca 
illi M. Perrottetii simillima, sed minor. 
53. (35b.) M. Schmidii C. Müll.; dioicum; ce- 
spites lati laxi, ferrugineo-lutescentes, haud to- 
mentosi; caulis longe repens, ramis longiusculis 
approximatis parce breviter divisis;, folia caulina 
crispula, humore suhito reflexa dein erecto - patula, 
apicibus parum incurvis, late lanceolato -acuminata 
acuta, nervo flavente excurrente subcuspidata, 
multo majora, magis flexuosa, margine saepius 
undulato hic illic convexo, integro, profunde cari- 
nata, cellulis basi elongatis incrassatis angustis 
subserpentinis, apicem. versus sensim grosse rO- 
tundatis, ad paginam internam grosse papillosis; 
perich. latiora erect« stricte lanceolata caulinis 
lonyius cuspidata, basi longiore e cellulis elonga- 
tis incrassatis fuscis composita; theca in ped. per- 
brevi rubente laevi erecta, oblongo-cylindracea, 
omnino purpurascens, basti haud aurantiaca , le- 
viter indistincte striata, ore angustato plicato, 
yymnostoma, operc. e basi minute conica recte acu- 
minato, calyptra late campanulata pilosa laciniata. 
A M. Moorcroftit proximo et simillimo chara- 
cteribus distinctis longe diflert. 
54. (36.) M. Neilgherrense C. Müll. (Syn. I p. 
737.); folia perichaetialia ‚intima late lanceolata 
strieta; operc. conico rostellato recto, annulo per- 
fecto; perist. duplex, externum et internum trunca- 
tum. in membranam  conflatum, hoc .tenerius illud 
carnosum rugulosum. 
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55. (47b.) M. uneinatum C. Müll.; dioicum; 
cespites humiles densi, nec tomentosi, e nigricante 
lutescentes; caules repentes, ramis approximatis 
dense foliosis brevibus divisi; folia caulina dense 
conferta, crispula, humore subito reflexa, dein 
erecto -patentia, apicibus uncinato-incurvis di- 
stincte inflexa, anguste lanceolato -acuminata, pro- 
funde canaliculata, flexuosa, margine hie illic re- 
flexa vel convexa, integerrima, e cellulis minute 
rotundis incrassatis laeviusculis, ad basin in mem- 
hranam luteam conflatis elongatis incrassatis, hie 
illie ad paginam internam tuberculose papillosis 
areolata, nervo excurrente lutescente; perich, la- 
tius lanceolata, longius acuminata, stricta, palli- ' 
diora; theca in ped. brevi rubente, superne ochra- 
ceo, tenerrimo laevi recta, minute ovalis, ochra- 
cea, profunde octies sulcata, annulo adhaerente, 
operc. conico acuminato subrecto, calyptra sulcata 
glabra; perist. duplex: dentes externi- brevissimi 
truncati carnosi pallidi rugulosi, internü mem- 
branam teneram laceratam hvalinam brevissimam 
sistentes. 
M. incurvifolium Mont. Musc. Neilgher. No. 61? 
Characteribus distinctis facile discernibile, M. 
serpenti haud dissimile. 
Die Schlotheimia rugifolia Mont. Musc. Neil- 
sher. No. 62, ist sicher eigene Art. 
Gen. XXI. Grimmia. 
56. (32b.) Gr. Neilgherrensis C. Müll.; dioica 
cespites pulvinati compacti humiles firmi, e nigre- 
scente luteo-virides canescentes; caulis humilis, in- 
ferne gracilis, superne in ramos paucos divisus, vel 
longior prostratus; folia appressa firma, madore 
erecto-patentia, e basi oblongä lanceolato - acumi- 
nata, in pilum crassum hyalinum subdenticulatum 
producta, subcarinata, margine ad latus unicum re- 
voluta, integerrima, excurrentinervia, e cellulis 
basi rectangularibus flavidis laevibus, superne sen- 
sim minoribus angulato-quadratis opacis firmis 
areolata; perich. basi longius vaginante subinvoluta 
tenerius laxius reticulata; theca in ped. brevi flavo 
recta, ovalis, glabra, fuscescens, late annulata, 
operc. conico subobliquo concolori, calyptra tenera 
mitraeformis, latere unico magis fissa, glabra; pe- 
rist. d. breves, carnosi, lanceolati, inferne dense 
trabeeulati intense rubri , apice in crura inaequalia 
pallidiora fissi, subrugulosi. 
Gr. ovata Mont. Musc. Neilgher. No.542, 
Gr. ovatae, longirostri et obtusae habitu. si- 
milis, sed inflorescentia dioica jam distans. 
(Wird fortgesetzt.) 
