Evans: Notes on genus Herberta 215 



one or more subfloral innovations; bracts and bracteoles similar, 

 in about three series, those of the innermost series mostly 2.5-3.5 

 mm. long and 0.7-0.9 mm. wide, suberect and appressed to the 

 perianth, bifid a little more than one half with slender, acuminate, 

 subparallel divisions, margin copiously and shortly denticulate or 

 dentate to or just above the level of the sinus, otherwise entire; 

 bracts and bracteole of the other series a little shorter and often 

 squarrose, the divisions usually more or less divergent, the margin 

 varying from denticulate to coarsely and irregularly dentate; 

 paraphyllia occasionally present, small and irregular; perianth 

 ovate, not contracted at the mouth, about 3.5 mm. long and 0.8 

 mm. wide, divided for about half the length into six lanceolate, 

 long-acuminate divisions, papillae numerous along the margins of 

 the divisions near the base and on the inner surface of the perianth, 

 usually sessile but sometimes borne on very short stalks: capsule 

 brown, oval, about i mm. in diameter, splitting usually into six 

 to eight valves; spores brown, about 25 // in diameter, minutely 

 echinulate; elaters brown, usually with two loose spirals, rarely 

 with three, about 10 fx wide. [Plate 8.] 



The following specimens have been examined: 



Norway: Lyse near Stavanger, July, 1897, E. Jorgensen (dis- 

 tributed as H. adunca ^ Hutchinsiae in Schiffner's Hep. Eur. Exsic. 

 466; specimens from the same locality listed by Kaalaas, as H. 

 adunca, in Nyt. Mag. f. Naturv. 40: 247. 1902). 



Scotland: Moidart, Inverness, 1898, 1899 and 1901, 5. M. 

 Macvicar (listed as H. adunca in Jour. Bot. 37: [3]. 1899; speci- 

 mens from same region distributed as H. adunca jS Hutchinsiae 

 in Schiffner's Hep. Europ. Exsic. 467); without definite locality 

 or date, specimen from Hooker herbarium; Ben Vorlich, July, 

 1901, S. M. Macvicar; Ben Lavigh, July, 1901, R. H. Meldrum. 



England: Borrowdale, Cumberland, July, 1844, Mr. Brown; 

 April, 1893, W. H. Pearson. 



Wales: Craig-y-can, Merioneth, May, 1877, C. J. Wild &f 

 W. H. Pearson (distributed as H. adunca in Carrington & Pearson's 

 Hep. Brit. Exsic. 42). 



Ireland: Bantry, Miss Hutchins; Killarney, B. Carrington 

 (distributed as Sendtnera adunca ^ Hutchinsiae in Rabenhorst's 

 Hep. Europ. 210) ; Brandon Mountain, D. Moore (distributed as 

 ''Sendtnera juniperina Nees = Sendtnera adunca Dickson " in 

 Gottsche & Rabenhorst's Hep. Europ. 4P^) ; same locality, no 

 date, W. Mitten, several specimens; same locality, 1881, D. Mc- 



