14 



w. H. PEAKSON. 



[No. 3. 



to the description in Syn. Hep. p. 199 sometimes entire 

 leaves imderleaves sub-rotund or orbicular obtusely bilobed. 

 Nees (Hep. Eiir. vol. III p. 11) remarks upou it that if it 

 is not a variety of K. TricJiomanis. it is a very similar 

 species. 



Description of Tab. VIII. Fig. 1. Plants nat. size. 2. 

 Stem, postical view X 16. 3. Portion of stem, antical view 

 X 24. 4. Portion of leaf X 85. 5. Ditto X 85. 6. Ditto 

 X 290. 7, 8. Underleaves X 85. 



11. Plagiocliila corymbulosa n. sp. 



Gaules repentes; rami ascendentes, corymbosi, mediocres, 

 pallide virides; folia subimbricata, angulo 50^, oblongo-ovata, 

 margine antico (inferiore) decurrentia, integerrima; margine 

 postico (superiore) parte proxima cauli recurva, parte 

 apici proxima et apice irregulariter den ta ta. 



Stems creeping; branches ascending, corymbose, from 

 inch to inch and a half, coloiir pale green. Leaves 

 subimbricate, at an angle of 50^, varyiug from (rarely) 35^ 

 to 50^; postical view from 50^ to 70^, oblong-ovate ; antical 

 margin (lower) decurrent, entire; postical margin, (upper), 

 the part nearest stem recurved, the part nearest apex and 

 apex with from 6 to 8 large irregular teeth; cells smallish, 

 subquadrate 4-, 5- and 6-sided, cell walls distinct, trigones 

 wanting or very small. 



Only the J plant met with; from 6 to 12 pairs of 

 perigonial leaves situated at middle of branch or branchlet; 

 diandrous antheridia oval, longly stipitate. 



Measurements. Branch 1 in to IV2 in., diam. .3, dia. of 

 branchlet .15 mm, leaves 2 3 mm long X .9 mm broad, cells 

 .02 mm, .03 mm, .02 mm X .03 mm, antheridia .3 mm X 

 .25 mm. 



Hab. On trees by a river near Umpumulo. 



Obs. I have had the opportunity of examining Dr. 

 Carrington^s extensive collection of exotic Plagiochilae and 

 the figures of nearly all the species delineated, but I find 



