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verdure of the mossy cushion attracted me, and it was 

 not till I had it in my hand that we saw it was a liver- 

 wort. There, also, forming soft green cushions at the 

 tree roots, was the Thyme leaved liverwort (J. serpylli- 

 folia, Jig. 5), its leaves placed in two even rows, and its 

 general habit resembling the Asplenium-like species, but 

 much smaller, and unmistakeably distinguished by the 

 small indented stipules under the stem. The neigh- 

 bourhood of Hawkhurst, in Kent, first furnished us with 

 the Spreading Liverwort (J. dilatata) ; Edward found it 

 growing in crimson patches on the bark of trees, and 

 could only secure specimens by taking off a slice of the 

 bark. It resembles the Complanate species in its broad 

 overlapping leaves, but is distinguished by its toothed 

 stipules. The colour of the foliage is not a sufficient 

 distinction, for that of J. complanata is sometimes 

 tinged with crimson. Upon clay banks in that district 

 he also found two minute species, the Downy (J. pusilla, 

 Jig. 9), distinguished by its very large veils, and bluntly 

 toothed foliage ; and the Inflated (J. inflata, fig. 11) 

 with short branches, and doubly toothed leaves. 

 Neither of these have stipules, so they belong to the 

 former group. 



The Earth Liverwort (J. pinguis,^. 2) stands first in 

 the Frondosa family. We found it growing freely in the 

 Aske Woods and on the Clink Bank, near Eichmond. 

 The fronds are cut into lobes, often shaded with purple 

 towards the centre. The leaf-like Liverwort (J. epiphylla, 

 Jig. 3) is very common, growing on damp garden-walks 

 and pots, as well as in moist woods and lanes. I have 



