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with much fewer, more elongated branches, near the en- 
campment. 
122. (186*) Selaginella (Stachygynandrum) roraimensis, 
Baker, n. sp., Caule erefto 3-4 pinnato, ramis laxe dispositis 
ascendentibus ramulis brevibus, foliis heteromorphis disti- 
chis membranaceis planse inferioris laxis oblongo-lanceolatis 
acutis valde insequilateralibus basi superiori produfto late 
rotundato, planse superioris ovatis ascendentibus cuspidatis. 
spicis tetragonis, bracteis conformibus ovatis acutis valde 
imbricatis acute carinatis sporangiis duplo longioribus, 
Belongs to the Radiatas group in the neighbourhood of 
S. radiata and confusa. The main stems are 4 or 5 inches 
long : the leafy branches £ in. broad and the leaves of the 
lower plane a line long. Found in the neighbourhood of 
the encampment. 
(271*). Selanginella (Heterostachys) rhodostachya, Baker, 
n. sp., Caule decumbente ramis alternis deltoideis flabellato- 
pipinnatis, foliis heteromorphis distichis membranaceis, 
planse inferioris laxe dispositis, erefto-patentibus ovatis ob- 
tusis paulo insequilateralibus superioris consimilibus duplo 
minoribus valde ascendentibus, spicis brevissimis platy- 
stachyoideis, bracteis dimorphis ovatis acutis membranaceis. 
Belongs to the group Prontiflore in the neighbourhood of 
S. consimilis and ottonis. The stems are half a foot in 
length and the leafy branches i in. broad. This was con- 
tained in the collection without any number. 
768. Hookeria (Omaliadelphus) crispa, G. Mull. Bot. Zeit 1855. 
123. Imperfectly fruited. Near encampment. 
51. Hypopterygium tamariscei, Sw. (Hypnum). Hew. Musci. 
265. Frond without fruit, near encampment. 
620. Polytrichum aristiflorum Mitt. Zl. Linn. soc. xii. 
116. A few barren stems, near encampment. Creeping over the roots 
of this are a few stems of Gungermannia perfoliata, 
Swartz, or of one of the closely allied S. American species 
of the little group to which Mr. Spruce has applied the 
name Syzygiella in the Journal of Botany 1876, intending 
it to include Jungermannia perfoliata J. contigua and J. 
concreta, Grtesche J. plagiochiloides and J. pectniformis, 
Spruce, also J. macrocalyx Mont. To these must be added 
