994 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
2 mm. longa, e — contracta subamplexicauli oblongo-lanceolata 
raptim in acumen longum, flexuosum, anguste loriforme, sub- 
denticulatum angustath; cellule peranguste, infime pallido-flave, 
alares circa trine magne, get hyaline. Folia perichetialia 
superne argute dent KS a. Seta circa 2 mm. longa, tenuis, ee 
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Hab. Nuwara Eliya (348); = on vertical cliff by water, 
N. E., with Camptochete thamnioides. 
Pe erhaps nearest to A. pseudo- aaa (Bry. Jay.), but very 
distinct in the characters noted above, the narrower leaves, very 
cuspidate apices of the stems, sharply toothed perichetial bracts, 
and capsule with rugose neck and long acicular 
e habit of some species of rp es ey @. g. 
S. pungens (Sw. 
Lsopterygium taviramewn (Mitt.) Jaeg. Kandy (26-28, 31); 
near waterfall, N. E. (358); Nanuoya (427), a very straggling, pale 
Lie form. 
2 Canam Te Jay.) Jaeg. Shaded bank of stream, &c., 
N. E. (208, 380, 3 
I. distichaceum T(t) Jaeg. By stream, N. E. 
(371 
rs fig ss teks C. M.) Jaeg. Ba ane ; of rotting ‘bamboo 
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stems, &c., Peradeniya Gardens, c. fr. (17, 2 ). 
ig albescens ‘Gahweog) Jaeg. Shady = nk of strea m, N. E., 
ce. fr. (386), det. Brotherus; a very different-looking plant from 
the usual Seratc being lax, and bright green in colour. 
lagiothectwm ceylonense Broth.ined. Rock in stream, deeply 
shaded, get ig = Neg (222), det. ies theta: by stream, &c., 
N. E. (35 9, 369); shaded rock near stream, Nanuoya (424), 
a robust rate with stems 4 in. long, and leaves much denser and 
less complanate than usual. 
axitheliwm Dozyanum (C. M.) Broth. Fern roots in shade by 
wicolor Broth. & Dixon. Rock in stream, and smooth 
rocks in shade near waterfall, N. E. (204, 354). 
axithelium clans a ApTERA) Binsteadii Broth. & 
Dixon, sp. nov. (PI. 540, 8. 
nissimo Broth. affine. Caulis repens, ad corticem arcte 
adherens, dense pinnatus, ramis valde complanatis subequalibus, 
circa ‘5 cm. longis; subnitescens, lete viridis, sat robustus. Folia 
percomplanaia, dorsalia appressa, oe — patentia, uno 
latere late incurvo concava, pellucida, e basi valde contracta 
amplexicauli oblongo-lanceolata, caulina anguste anol 1mm 
onga, ramea latiora, breviter acuminata vel a toto margine 
hole ae ; cellules perangust, dorso iatim plusminusve 
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