Hab. Hermite Island; on banks and moist rocks in the evergreen beech-woods, abundant; also in crevices of rocks on the hills.
Caules semiunciales et ultra, csespitosi, ramosi, molles, fragiles. Folia conferta, imbricata, erecto-patentia vix secunda, ovato -acuminata, concaviuscula, apice attenuata, subpilifera, tenera, margine reflexa, basi 1-2-nervia pallide viridia, nitida, tenuissime areolata ; perichaetialia ovata, breviter acuminata, erecta, inteo-errima. Seta 7-8 tin. lonsra, lsevis, apice incurvata, rubra. Theea ovato-oblonga, basi attenuata, curvula, e setae apice curvata cernua, brunnea. Peristomium externum luteum, iuternum albescens, ciliobs birds.
This moss bears some resemblance to H. Silesianmn, Schwaegr., but is quite distinct in character, and allied also to H. adnatum, Hedw., from which it differs in the flaccid leaves, recurved at the margin.
Plate CLV. Fig. I. — 1, plant of the natural size ; 2 and 3, leaves ; 4 and 5, thecse : — magnified. e. Foliis patulis squarrosis.
14. Hypnum aciculare, Brid. ; Schwaegr. Suppl. I. vol. ii. p. 280. t. 92. Fl. Antarct. pt. 1. p. 140.
Hab. Staten Land, A. Menzies, Esq. Hermite Island; in woods near the sea, not uncommon.
A very abundant plant in the South temperate and colder regions. f. Foliis secundis nenosis.
15. Hypnum conspissatum, Hook. fil. et Wils. ; caulc elougato ramoso, foliis patentibus secundis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis integerrimis margine incrassatis solidinerviis. (Tab. CLV. Fig. III.)
Var. 2. caule longiore, foliis latioribus.
Var. 3. foliis longioribus magis acuminatis.
Hab. Kerguelen's Land ; var. 1, boggy places, common (barren). Falkland Islands; var. 2, (barren), Br. Lyall ; var. 3, growing in waters (barren).
Caules fluitantes, biunciales ad semipedales, ramosi, fastigiati ; rami simplices, ascendentes. Folia laxe imbricata, plus minus faleato-secunda, rigidula, crassiuscula, opaca, margine valde incrassata, nervo continuo exarata, :uniora intense viridia, csetera lurido-viridia, interdum fuscescentia, inferiora nisi nervus margoque incrassata plerumque tabescentia. (Csetera desunt.)
In the leaves this moss has a close affinity with Cinclidotus, but the aspect is that of Hypnum ruscifolium.
Plate CLV. Fig. III. — 1, plant of the natural size ; 2 and 3, leaves ; 4, apex of ditto : — magnified.
16. Hypnum filicinum, Dill. Linn. ; Hedw. Sp. Muse. p. 258- t 76. Hook- et Tayl- Muse. Brit. p. 183. t. xxvi. Fl. Antarct. pt. 1 . p. 1 4 1 .
Var. 2. robustius, foliis elliptico-lanceolatis angustioribus.
Var. 3. omnia var. 2, sed foliis vix secundis.
Var. 4. foliis vix secundis latioribus erectis acuminatis.
Hab. Falkland Islands ; var. 1, rocky fresh- water streams, and wet sandy places ; var. 3, Br. Lyall. Hermite Island ; Cape Horn ; var. 4, wet rocks and sandy places. Kerguelen's Land ; var. 2, boggy places, (barren).
These varieties are all very similar to the plant mentioned in the first part of this work.
17. Hypnum paradoxim, Hook, fil et Wils.; caule repente subpinnato, foliis falcato-secundis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis striatis serrulatis ruptinerviis, seta scabra, theca cernua obovato-oblonga. (Tab. CLV. Fig. II.)
