Musci Exorict!.—Gardneriani. 
PTEROGONIUM AUREUM. 
Pterogonium caule repente, ramis erectis, foliis undique 
imbricatis erecto-patentibus ovato-acuminatis conca- 
vis, Margine recurvis, enervibus, seta longa, capsula 
oblonga erecta, operculum conico-rostratum. (Tas. 
CXLVIL.) 
Has. In Nepal, arboribus legit Hon. D, Gardner. . 
Caules repentes, elongati, filiformes, radicantes, ramosi, ramis 
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erectis, brevibus. Folia undique inserta, aurea, nitida, erecto- 
patentia, ovata, acuminata, concava, margine recurvo, omnino 
enervia, Seta unciam longa, flava. Capsuda rufo-fusca, erecta, 
oblonga, Operculum fuscum, conico-acuminatum vel rostra- 
tum, subobliquum. Peristomium e dentilus 16, longiusculis 
rufo-flavis, marginatis, transversim striatis, 
This has much affinity in the structure of its parts with Pd. in- 
tricatum ; but the first aspect of the two plants is strikingly dif- 
ferent. The present species is much the larger, and remarkable 
for its almost orange-coloured glossy hue; the leaves too are 
somewhat different in shape, and always have the margins re- 
curved, which is never the case with Pt. intricatum, 
Fig. 1, plants, nat, size. Fig. 2, portion of a plant, Fig. 3,3, 
leaves. Fig, 4, capsule and operculum, Fig. 5, teeth of the pe- 
ristome.—magn. 
