HOOKERIA. 



475 



cia. Paraphyses nullee. Antherae 2-6, fuscescentes, areo- 



latae, cylindraceo-oblongse. Pistilla plura centralia. 

 Seta semuncialis, curvata, atro-rubra, pertotam longitudinem 



(apice vagiuula inclusa excepta) papillis siraplicibus, dentifor- 



mibus albis exasperata. 

 Vaginula mediocris, atro-brunnca. 



Capsula sequalis, basi solida, sub lente modice augente areolis 



quadratis hexagonisve reticulata. 

 Membrana interna omnino fere libera, stipitata. 

 Peristomii exterioris dentes subuluti, acutissimi, peristomium in- 



terius paullo excedentes incurvi, utrinque trabeculati, centro 



linea longitudinali lutescentiata notati, pallide lutea, apicibus 



punctulatis. 



Interioris cilia solida, acuminatissima ; merabranarn basilarem 



sedecies plicatam duplo vel paullo ultra superantia. 

 Sporula viridia globosa. 

 Columella inclusa, obovata. 



Calyptra (perjunior tantum visa) mitraeformis conico-subulata, 

 papillis (setae papillis simplibus) exasperata, basi pilis longis 

 simplicibus fimbriata. 



Operculum desideratum. 



Hujus specei perpulcliraa capsulam uuam tantum vidi. Flores 

 in exemplaribus duobus examinationi subjectis hermapliroditi 

 quamvis vaginula exemplaris setigeri, pistilla tantum gessit o 



1 . Plant. 



2. Male flower. 



3. Male flower with part of a perigonial leaf. 



4. Anther. 



5. Capsule. 



6. Capsule laid open, shewing the inner peristome and 

 membrane turned to one side. 



7- Part of outer peristome. 



8. Catyptra. 



9. Perichsetial leaf. 

 TO. Cauline leaf. 



11. Ditto, portion of cauline leaf. 



12. Portion of mass. It. Ass. 507. 



