Jungermannia.] HEPATICJE. 115 



Dill. Muse, t.ll.f. 20, and t. 73./. 36.-3. procumbe?is ; stem 

 procumbent, leaves nearly erect. 



Moist banks, especially in a loamy soil, abundant. Fr. March, Apr. 



35. J. obtusifolia, Hook, (blunt-leaved Jungermannia); stem 

 ascending simple, leaves unequally 2-lobed the lobes condupli- 

 cate obtuse entire, the upper ones oblong- obtuse the lower 

 ones large somewhat scymitar-shaped, perianth obovate, the 

 mouth contracted toothed. Hook. Br. Jung* t. 26. E. Bot. t. 

 2511. Lindenb. St/?/. Hepat. p. 60. 



Near Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland, Mr. Thornhill. Near 

 Bantry, Ireland, Miss Hutchins. Buncombe wood, near Cork, and 

 Delamere Forest, Cheshire, Mr. Wilson. Fr. Apr. May. — Much 

 smaller than the last, with more obtuse entire lobes, destitute of the 

 pellucid line, and with perianths not at all compressed. Colour a pale 

 pleasant green. 



36. J. Dicksoni, Hook. (Dicksonian Jungermannia); stem as- 

 cending nearly simple, leaves unequally lobed the lobes condu- 

 plicate narrow ovate entire acute the lower ones larger, fruit 

 terminal, perianth ovate plicate, the mouth contracted toothed. 

 Hook. Br. Jung. t. 48. E. Bot. i. 2591. Hobs. Br. Mosses, 

 v. 2. n. 90. Lindcnb. Syn. Hepat. p. 62. 



Scotland, Mr. Dickson. Castle hill, Kinnordy, and Kerriemuir, 

 Angus, C. Lyell, Esq. Mountains, near Dublin, Dr. Taylor. Fr. 

 August. 



37. J. minufa, Crantz, (small neat Jungermannia}; stem 

 erect nearly dichotomous, leaves horizontally patent subcondu- 

 plicate the upper ones equally the lower ones unequally 2-lobed 

 all rather acute, fruit terminal, perianth obovate a little plicate 

 at the extremity, the mouth contracted denticulate. Crantz. 

 Hist. Greenl p. 288. Dicks. Or. Fasc. 2. p. L8. Hook. Br. 

 Jung. t. 4-1, Hobs. Br. Mosses, v. 2. n. 98. /•:. Bot. I. 2281. 

 Lindenb. Syn. Hepat. p. 62.— Dill. Muse t. 69. /. 2. 



Alpine rocks, not (infrequent. Fr. (rare) Spr. and Sum. — A -mall, 

 but remarkabrj neal growing plant, of a reddish4)rown colour, with the 

 leaves arranged in a very regular manner. Red gemma- are found in 

 loose clusters, at the extremity of the foliage, in summer. 



-. Scbmid. (notch-leaved Jungermannia); stem 

 prostrate nearly simple, leaves ovato-lanceolate concave the lobes 

 very unequal acme Bubconduplicate the lower one a Bharp tooth, 

 the apex of lie- larger one often two-toothed. Schmul. Ie. 

 p. 241. t. (12.,/: 2. Hook. Br. Jung. t. 19. Lindenb. Syn Hepat. 

 />. 6 l. 



Bogg) heaths and moor-, in England and tin.' South <>t' Ireland. I'r. 



unknown. — This is a small Bnd verj curious species, differing in the 

 structure of it! leaves (a- do the two following) from the rest <>t" their 

 division: — Though unequally ami sharph two-lobed, the lobes 

 hardly be said to be conduplicate. The fructification has never been 

 detected, but balls of bright red gemma crown the tips of the i 



/raves and render thi^ minute plant vci\ COOSpicuOUS. 



39, J. mclthiiritm iii'S. Wei-. ( ImJUac-h ,i r, d Ju /u/er/nan nut ),• 



