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2. Physcomitrium conicum Mitt. in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot., iv, 79 
(1859). 
Syn. P. Matty var. a Hook. f. & W., Fl. N.Z., ii, 92; Handb. 
N.Z 451 ; nec P. 78 dee ‘Bry. ean; £. subserratum 
Hampe 3 in Linn., XXX, 623 (18: 
A smaller plant than the European 2. oerdorne with usually shorter 
and wider capsule, much shorter seta, and les aked lid; but ae 
deooksieat differences are very slight It occurs in dense, ric hly fruiti 
tufts, and cannot easily be taken for any other species ; vag large see 
and toothed leaves separate it from similar species of Pottia, the form of 
capsule from Funaria. The spores are large (304 or more), ak highly 
e. 
I have examined the type of P. subserratwm Hpe. in Hampe’s herbarium ; 
it is certainly P. conicum. The name was published about a year later 
than P. conicum Mitt. 
EXCLUDED SPECIES. 
P. apophysatum Wils. = Funaria apophysata 
P. Perrottetii Mont.: The only evidence of this at Kew is a drawing 
labelled “ Physcomitrium Perrottetii ? N.Z. Knight 69; specimens sent on 
former occasion.” There are no specimens attached, and no note. There 
is certainly no sufficient evidence here to warrant the inclusion of the 
Indian species here. 
Under Physcomitrium pyriforme at Kew there is a scrap labelled by 
Mitten ‘‘ Physc. (pyriforme B pumilum), New Zealand, Mr. Knight,” accom- 
panied by careful drawings, noted “69s.” This may or se not be the 
“69” cited above. It is only a small form of P. conicu 
Funaria Schreb. in Linn. Gen. Plant., ed. 8, ii, p. 760 (1791) emend. 
Lindb. 
Lindberg nee ar Funaria to include Entosthodon, in which he is 
followed by Brotherus. There is certainly no clear line that can be drawn 
to separate the oe 
KEryY To THE SPECIES. 
Seta speed mii ous combined capsule and collum, rarely 
slightly ; capsule suberect, clavate, with tapering 
alien be fal Sie ; peristome O .. 1. apophysata. 
Seta longer, usually much longer, than capsule with collum ; 2 
Lid conical, _— or umbonate .. .. 2. subattenuata. 
Lid flat or con ais i ane ‘i 3 
3 Capsule striate .. +s oe a <% .. 8. hygrometrica. 
*" Capsule smooth .. 4 
Care erect, hyper ging tceiabs (with the subequal 
£ lum); se mm. pak — ios —— than ca’ 5 
es shore lem., goals much ee 6 
ose, peristome noo es — wee .. 4. subcuspidata. 
=e Haig peristom e — =e -- 3. Helmsii. 
Capsule very asymmietric, curved, at the ‘ons 
6. deoperculate is tere vertical ; "peratome e large, pers ce yf — 
“Capsule out oS peristome very fragile, small 
E sakes excurren — Ee i oe os 
= ee ne 5. oe i 
The species of Funaria do not, as a rule, show much difference in their 
vegetative characters, and the specific differences are for the most part 
