2 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
prostrata Mont. I have lately had the opportunity of examining 
the specimen of “ B. mnioides” in Miiller’s own herbarium, and also 
of seeing the type of B. mnioides in Schwaegrichen’s herbarium. 
Miiller’s specimens are labelled ‘‘ Barbula mnioides Schw. Chile, 
Corral, an Apfelbiume, raro. Krause legt. Dr. Lorentz, 1866. 
Streptopogon mnioides Mitt. in Proc. Linn. Soc. 1860, p. 72 im- 
merito!”’ The plant here is B. prostrata, a species which does not 
bear the slightest resemblance to the true B. mnioides, as Schweg- 
richen’s type-specimens show. 8B. prostrata possesses rigid leaves, 
new species under the name B. (Syntrichia) crispatula, in Hedwigia, 
Xxxvi. p. 104 (1897). Here we find a plant described as possessing 
leaves “laxe patula crispata, limbo ad basin folii lato apicem 
b 
perichetium. In all its fruiting characters, and in the erect 
usén’s plant shows exact agreement 
chwaegrichen’s B, mnioides. The specimens are, however, 
somewhat remarkable for their bright yellowish-green colour, and 
for their robust habit; the latter characteristic making them 
specially interesting, for a reason which will be mentioned later. 
th Herbarium also there are beautiful examples of 
with Schwaegrichen’s type of B. mnioides: and di 
men of Dusén’s in Miiller’s herbarium only in being less robust 
and in the duller colour. 
Attention must here be drawn to two points in which Miiller’s 
description of =a crispatula is incorrect. Miiller observes of his 
rie : ; ; 
Tha : ype-specimens of Hamp 1 
Miiller’s plant, and can state that the size of the leaf-cells is exactly — 
the same in both; further, as fig. 4, drawn from Miiler’s type, 
