Pygmea pulvinaris, Hook. fil.

A white very hoary moss-like plant, 1 inch high, forming compacted patches on the ground. Branches with the leaves on ⅛ inch diameter. Leaves densely imbricate 1/10 inch long, narrow linear oblong, obtuse, upper half covered on both surfaces with white hairs, 1-veined. Flowers shortly peduncled, sepals linear, obtuse, nearly as long as the corolla tube.

Hab.—Mount Alta, 6,000 feet alt.—Buchanan and McKay, 1881.

Plate XXXII., fig. 2, plant nat. size; 2 a, flower enlarged 4/1; 2 b, c, leaves enlarged 5/1.