MR. W. MITTEN ON CAPE-OF-GOOD-HOPE HEPATIC.^. 187 





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List of Hepaticse collected by the Eev. A. E. Eaton at the Cape 

 of Good Hope (August and September 1 874). By William 



Mitten, A.L.S. 



[Read April 5, 1877.] 

 (Plates IV. & V.) 



With two exceptious, the species enumerated in the following 

 list were collected on the Cape-Town side of the base of Table 



\ Mountain and Lion Mountain, within the area bounded by the 



"• town, the cliffs of the two mountains, and the summit of the 



j saddle-like Kloof between them. The Eound House is only just 



beyond the brow of the Kloof Two species were obtained near 

 Klasenbosch Kloof on the opposite side of Table Mountain. 

 Many more forms, no doubt, could be obtained along the remain- 

 ing flanks of these mountains and on the hills near Simon's Town. 



Plagiochila, 2^ees et Mont. 



Plagiochila jayanica, Swartz (Jungermannia). — Lindenberg, 

 Spec. Hepat. t, 4. 



Hah. Base of Table Mountain near Cape Town. 



Stems nearly simple, without fruit. Lindenberg conjectured 

 that Thunberg had made a mistake in giving Java as the locality 

 for this species, no specimens having been seen since from that 

 country ; but it is generally present in collections from the Cape 

 of Good Hope. 



P. saementosa, Lehm. — Lindenh. Spec. Hepat. t. 18. 

 Hah. Base of Table Mountain near Cape Town. 

 The specimens are barren, in which state only this plant is yet 

 known. 



JUNGEBMANNIA, Linn. 



Jtjngebmannia coloeata, LeTim. 

 Hah. Base of Table Mountain. 



(C. Muller) 



tufts. All without fruit. 



Hedwigidimn imherbe 



Cephalozia, Dumort. 



Cephalozia tenuissima, Lehm. — (Jungerma 

 Hah, Base of the Lion's Head, on damp soil, 

 road, Cape Town. 



