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Knockliolt; George! Sevenoaks ; Hoicse! On prostrate bushes, 

 Lydd Beach, abundantly. 



Affects heathy and hiU}^' districts and more exposed situations 

 than the last ; its purplish tinge, more pinnate branches, calyx 

 without tubercles, and loose habit distinguish it from F. dilatata, 

 which is usually firmly attached to its place of growth. 



Lejeunia MiNUTissiMA, Dumovt. Jungermcmnia minutissima, Smith. 

 On trunks of trees, especially oak and fir, in damp woods ; not 

 observed in fructification. April, May. E. B. t. 1633. 

 Brit. Jung. t. 52. 

 On an old elder tree. Morant's Court Hill. 



L. sekpyllifolia, Libert. Jungermannia serjjyllifolia, Dicks. 



On trunks of trees in subalpine districts. April, May. 

 Brit. Jung. t. 42. Cooke Brit. Hepat. fig. 152. 



Darenth Wood ; George. 



Known from Lejndozia rejjtans, which it resembles in size and 

 habit, by its globular green capsule white when empty, short fruit- 

 stalk, and entire leaves. 



Badula complanata, Dumort. Jungermannia complanata, L. 



On trees, rocks, and bushes ; common. Bearing fructification 



all the year round. Brit. Jung. t. 81. E. B. 2499. 

 Greenhithe ; George! Near Chelsfield, on roots of trees; 

 Penshurst ; Hungershall Wood. In fruit near Westerham, 

 Abbey Wood, Postling, and Charing. 

 Distinguished from all the species of Frullania by its pale 

 yellow-green colour and by the absence of stipules. 



PoRELLA PLATYPHYLLA, Lindh. Jungermannia platgphylla, L. 



On stones and stumps in hedgebanks ; common, especially in 

 chalky districts ; not observed in fructification. March to 

 August. Brit. Jung. t. 40, fig. 1. Cooke Brit. Hepat. 

 fig. 143, 145. 



Bromley ; Knockholt ; George ! Southb'orough ; Faivcett ! 

 Swanscombe Wood ; Otford ; Shoreham ; Chelsfield ; Kem- 

 sing ; Ightham ; Wrotham ; Willesboro' Lees, near Ash- 

 ford ; Wye, on chalky banks ; Canterbury ; Heme Bay. 



Tribe — Lepidoziea. 



Lepidozia reptans, Dumort. Jungermannia reptans, L. 



Among rocks and on damp banks in woods and thickets ; 

 frequent. March, April. Brit. Jung. t. 75. Cooke Brit. 

 Hepat. fig. 121. 

 Banks of Woolwich Heath, in moist places, Dill. ; But. Guide. 

 Abbey Wood ; George ! Darenth Wood, near Dartford, and 

 Ightham, in fruit ; Abbey Wood; Hungershall Eocks. 

 In the barren state the toothed-leaves and attenuated branches 

 distinguish this from Lejeunia serpyllifolia. 



[Udontochiama Sphagni, Dum, should be looked for in Kent. 

 The stems grow either singly or in a scattered manner among 

 Sphagnum, to which they are attached by their radicles.] 



