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ST. HELENA. 
pitosus, Folia a basi late lanceolata, subulata patentia, apicem versus 
canaliculata, nervo crassiuseulo a lamina vix distincto, subintegerrima, 
cellulis inferioribus oblongis ad margin um laminis quadratis, peri- 
cluetialia majora, a basi late obovata vaginantia laxius areolata nervo 
longe excurrente anguste subulata. Theca in pedunculo brevi cras- 
siusculo rubro curvato ovalis, sequalis, operculo subulato. Peristo- 
mium e dentibus brevissimis rudimentariis, annulo lato. — Hab. 
Ascension, Dr. Seemann. 
Very similar to I). pro-script a, but with its leaves shorter, and 
without the erect clasping base. 
Campylopus, Bridel. i. p. 468. 
910. *C. introflexus, Hedwig, Sp. Muse., t. 20 ( Bicranum ).— 
Burchell, Melliss. 
Specimens all without fruit. A dark-green Moss, from damp 
roadside banks on the high land. 
911. *C. Helenicus, C. Mueller, Syn. ii. p. 599.— Burchell, 
Lesson, Melliss. Gathered also by Dr, Hooker, and by Capt. 
Haughton. 
this species appears to be commonly fertile j in general appear- 
ance it has some resemblance to the European C.flexuoms, but all 
the specimens are uniform in being of pale ocliraceous brown, the 
leaves quite without gloss, having at their bases the alar cells very 
distinct and brown. Compared by C. Mueller with C. Zottmgerianus, 
from Java ; it is also allied to some Brazilian species. 
912. C. scabricuspis, sp. nov. — Caespitosus, caulis erectus pa- 
rum divisus. Folia sicca appressa, apicalia in gemmam acutam imbri- 
cata, humida omnia erecto-patentia, iuferne nervo lato folii latitu- 
dinis ■§- occupante, lamina utrinque tenera cellulis angustis elongatis 
basalibus parum latioribus, alaribus inconspicuis, areolata, supra folii 
medium a nervo vix distincta, margin e supra folii medium involuto 
apice tantum parce denticulato, nervo pallido dorso apicem versus 
denticulis pluribus scabro ; folia perichsetialia basi lata ovalia lamina 
laxioia, apicibus magis denticulatis — Melliss. A dark-green Moss, 
from damp roadside banks on high land. 
Stems from one to one and a half inches high, in general appear- 
ance and colour similar to C. Helenicus, but with the apices of the 
stems in the dry state thicker. This species appears to belong to 
