1907]  Evans,— Notes on New England Hepaticae,— V 57 
warranted. In addition to R. Sullivantii two other species of Ricciella 
are known from New England, namely, R. crystallina (L.) Warnst. 
and the type of the genus, R. fluitans (L.) A. Br. R. crystallina has 
been found in Connecticut only, but the other two have been reported 
from each New England state except New Hampshire. 
2. Marsupella Sullivantii (DeNot.) comb. nov. Sarcoscyphus 
sphacelatus, var. medius Gottsche (in part), 1860. S. Sullwantui 
De Not., 1861. S. Ehrharti, var. erythrorhizus Limpr., 1876. Mar- 
supella erythrorhiza Schiffn., 1901. M. media Schiffn. (as synonym), 
1901.1. The 49th Article of the Vienna Rules of Nomenclature? 
includes the following statement: when....a subdivision of a species 
becomes a species....the earliest name received by the group in its 
new position must be regarded as valid. Applying this rule to the 
present species it is perfectly evident that Sarcoscyphus Sullivanti 
was the earliest name received by Gottsche's var. medius of S. sphacel- 
atus, upon its elevation to specific rank. The name Sullivanti? must 
therefore be regarded as valid and must be retained when the species 
is transferred to Marsupella. Precisely the same conclusion would 
be reached by applying the American Association Code of Botanical 
Nomenclature as recently revised. Specimens of M. Sullivantii 
have recently been received from various localities in the White 
Mountains, New Hampshire (W. G. Farlow), and from Southington, 
Connecticut (Miss Lorenz). It has not yet been reported, however, 
from either Vermont or Rhode Island. 
3. Narpia GEoscyPrHUS (De Not.) Lindb.; Carrington, British 
Hepat. 27. 1874. Jungermannia scalaris B minor Nees, Naturge- 
schichte der europ. Leberm. 1: 281. 1833. Alicularia scalaris B 
minor Nees, l.c. 2: 449. 1836. Jungermannia haematosticta Nees, 
l. c. 2: 453 (in note). 1836. Alicularia Geoscyphus De Not. Mem. 
R. Accad. Sci. di Torino II. 18: 486. f. III (1-13). 1859. Junger- 
mannia Silvrettae Gottsche; G. & R. Hep. Eur. Exsic. 470. 1869 
(without description). Nardia repanda Lindb.; Carrington, British 
Hepat. 27. 1874 (not Jungermannia scalaris 8 repanda Hiiben. Hep. 
Germ. 81. 1834). Marsupella Silvrettae Dumort. Hep. Europ. 128. 
1874. Alicularia minor Limpr.; Cohn, Kryptogamenfl. von Schlesien 
1: 251. 1876. Nardia haematosticta Lindb. Musc. Scand. 8. 1879. 
1 For fuller references and additional synonyms see the writer’s earlier notes on 
Marsupella media in Ruopora 6: 167. 1904. 
2 International Rules of Botanical Nomenclature adopted by the International 
Botanical Congress of Vienna 1905. Jena, 1906. 
