AUSTRAL-AMERICAN REGIONS. 



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(No. 53) ; compare Grammitis. Frond larger than in the preceding species, and 



having a distinct midrib. " Good-Success Bay," Rich. 

 Blechnum? (No. 11); resembling B. trilobum collected by Gillies, see Hooker, PI. 192. 



Frequent. 



Lomaria (No. 10) ; resembling L. Gilliesii, see Hooker, PI. 207. Large, (and luxuriant). 

 Growing in the forest. 



Asplenium ? Magellanicum, (No. 59) ; the species collected by Commerson, see Hooker, 

 PI. 180. 



Aspidium (No. 33); or compare Nephrodium. Resembling N. marginale ; large and tall ; 



the stipe paleaceous. "Good-Success Bay," Rich. 

 ? mohrioides, (No. 34) ; see Coquille, PI. 35. Stipe paleaceous; frond coriaceous, 



the segments crowded, horizontal. Rare. 

 Woodsia (No. 5); resembling W. incisa collected by Gillies, see Hooker, PI. 191. In 



the shade of the forest; somewhat rare. 

 Gleichenia (No. 9). In the forest ; rare. 



Riccoid (No. 1). Frond long, narrow and branching ; the fructification not seen. Fre- 

 quent in pools ; being the only plant that could be regarded as really aquatic. 

 Anthoceros (No. 3). Very abundant in the shade of the forest. 



Jungermannia (No. 30). Having long upright stems, crowded together in beds. Sub- 

 aquatic; being partially immersed in pools, often more deeply so than the Sphagnum. 



(No. 31). With various other species, growing in the shade of the forest. 



? (No. 32). Stout; the frond very succulent and fleshy, buried in the soil in 



(denuded) open places. 



Gen. near Jungermannia (No. 1); the capsule, or spore-case, as in Jungermannia, except 

 that the four valves remain united at the apex. When first collected, the capsule 

 resembled an unexpanded one of Jungermannia; and under the lens, was observed to 

 be filled with three-lobed sporules intermingled with spiral filaments : in drying, the 

 valves expanded in the middle and scattered the sporules ; but on being moistened, 

 the solid form was I'esumed. In the shade of the forest; rare. 



Dicranum (No. 12). In the shade of the forest. 



Trichostomum ? (No. 6). On the branches of trees, and elsewhere. 



Gen. Muse. (No. 1). Entirely blackish. Frequent on the tops of hills, giving to the 



ground the appearance of burnt districts. 

 Polytrichum dendroides, Hook. ? (No. 9). In the shade of the forest. 



(No. 10). The stem simple. In the shade of the forest. 



Hypnum (No. 23). In the shade of the forest. 

 Sphagnum (No. 5). In wet bogs. 

 (No. 6). In wet bogs ; frequent. 



Musci incerti. Various other mosses, of different genera ; and chiefly growing in the 

 shade of the forest. 



Lecidea atrovirens ? (compare No. 1 Hawaiian mountain-region, summits of the White 

 Mountains of New Hampshire), and L. geographica. Closely adhering to the terminal 

 rocks of the highest mountain-peaks. 



Cenomyce rangiferina? (compare No. 4 Hawaiian mountain-region, our New England 

 States, and No. 5 New Zealand). Frequent on the mountains. 



pyxidata? (compare No. 13 of our New England States). 



(No. 14). Several other species. 



