BRACHYMENIUM. 



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F. Perichsetialia consimila, interiora minora. Seta terminalis, 



ssepius e dicbotomia uncialis vel sescuncialis, rubra, sicca flex- 

 uosa tortilisque. humore puallo flexuosa. 



Vaginula longiuscula, subcylindrica, paraphysibus hyalinis filifor- 

 mibus pistillisque pluribus obsita. 



Capsula erecta cum apophysi longa capsula paullo breviore obco- 

 uica, obovato-pyriformis, brunnea, ore valde contricto, lucido, 

 rubro, annulato. Membrana interna leviter adnata. 



Peristoma dentes operculo detruso primo per peria cohaerentes, 

 demum erecto discreti, aequidistantes, reflexo-patentes, medio- 

 cres, pallidi, apicilus aibidi opaciusculi, linea longitudinali 

 notati, trabeculati, capsulae firme adhserentes. 



Interius e membrana areolata punctulato-opaciuscula, sedecies 

 carinata, carinis dentibus peristormii exterioris alternis paullo 

 prominulis, obtusis, ultra interstitia quae plerumque bidentato 

 breviter productis ; dentes interstitiorum interdum (mora 

 Bartramiae) conniventes. Membrana secus carinas facile findie 

 tur. 



Sporula viridescentia, majuscula, lsevia, immersa globosa opacius- 

 cula. 



Columella truncata, inclusa. 



Operculum diu persistens, conicum, obtusum cum columeUae 



apice secedens. 

 Calyptra desiderata. 



An. B. nepalense, Schwaeg; Brid. Bryol. Univ. 1*602 ? 

 Habitus illi Leptostomo, R Br. certe affinis. 



1. Plant. 



2. Cauline leaf. 



3. Capsule and operculum. 



4. Capsule, operculum removed. 



5. Upper part of capsule with peristome (dry). 



6. Long section of capsule. 



7- Portion of both peristomes. 



8. Portion of annulus. 



9. Sporula (dry.) 



10. Sporula (in water.) 



11. Operculum long section. ^55.569. 



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