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2 eee flower bud- — in axils of the leaves 3 
Barren a basal or terminal 4 
afer sma, order narrow; capsule m. or l. erect .....ss.eseeee bryoides 
Pl oe fonder thick; caps. Pec maaan aquatic .........rivularis 
4 if erve aE in a long acute point Orrii 
— — apex 5 
5 on ee narrow, colourless 6 
Plant oe border strong, coloured 8 
6 oa incurved, cernuous incurvus 
symmetric, gai or inclined 
7 {PL autoicous viridulus 
Pl. dioicous, minute; upper ls. narrow, ensiform ..... Cains Sues pusillu 
8 ree: — —— yellowish, = crenulate .....+-.6rses0e var.) fontanus 
nd border orange, apex eroso-denticul. ...... rufulus 
9 {petal mina ~ billy: & acm . pairs - Sse (seta terminal) exilis 
everal p: 10 
N. excuret in sa ap el rie base of stem ......e0000 taxifolius 
10 
ca ing below apex 11 
ule ine without any paler border 12 
Ls. ame at apex, w. broad paler zone at margin .........++++2 13 
12 pi sc. : oe oe nidiienely erenul.; seta terminal...... osmundioides 
entire (exc. extreme apex); pl. tall ......... polyphy vad 
18 Cells r. one about 6—8 »; leaf-border marked ............ dect 
Cells clearer, 10—12 #; border usu. less marked 14 
{te eae Ls. m. orl. Fae about 1—13 line long; seta lateral...... adiantoides 
r. longer, usu. more Serrate at APEX.....+++++4. -serratulus 
1s ice keeled at back, m. or 1. he ra Seiness rents oa 
Ls. — at back, not keeled, lanceolate ii. 5. co i ntsscesac? squamosa 
siiGebe ere +, symmetric; p Jascicularis 
1) Caps. inclined, mouth £4 sir on read, double 2 
9 {§ Bee — Is. w. jong, PNG RBUNION 5 oo secces sar scnecuve ooercecesOQQlCGre’ 
e when pos ; ls. acute or shortly acuminate ............... 3 
a v. factowad hen oe mouth large; lid convex.. pe ids ba 
a less Aieoowit. mouth v. small; lid usu. mamill.. 
gly picste, w. lenge hair-points ; cal. plicate....... se+CTtbrosa 
“(deseo calyptra nor ls. plic 2 
9 | Ls. all witho i beak points BY 
{ Oper is ls. w. aia ts 6 
TSEd 2.000. 4 
se eenerts pl. usu. tall, blackish-green 5 
4{ Ls. w- leone margin, m or 1. lan (vars. of) apocarpa 
{Le.w margin, narrow, n. pbecig pl. tors suv sanesenae maritima 
argin n ineurved above; st. denuded at base ...... unicolor 
Heat subacute, ae erect or reflexed; st. leafy below Sots atrata 
mae 
ed or ? 
6{ Cabs Caps. jaarted (exc. var ssargoncivin ica of Doniana) vo 
eta straight; hyaline points short (exc. var. pruinosa)..........00eee++* 
7 see curved; ls. ake or obovate, w. long hair-points sevsesceeseneneneeD 
