* 870 CRYPTOGAMIA. HEPATIC, Anthoceros. 
fruticulo'sas R, Leaves upright, compressed, variously _ branched ; 
branches upright, forked, awl-shaped, 
Fl. dan. 898. 3. 
Its habit that of Sag, Tere furcaia, Colour verdigris, or 
greenish blue. Dicxs. It produces viviparous germs towards 
the ends of the ficiche. The verdigris colour 1s not constant. 
T sus a ee be found to be a Janpereaanias Mr. Brown, 
ANTHO'CEROS. Capsule be 2-valved : 
seeds fixed to the partition or to the valves. 
Oxs. For more. particulars of the fructification see vol. I. p. 
367, and 3. 390. 
puncta’tus, A. Leaf curled, indented, jagged, dotted. 
Schmid. 47~Dill. 68. 1~Mich. 7. 2—Fl, dan. 396. 
Caps, and fruit-stalks from 1 to 3 inches long, spreading 
wide in shady places. Leaves short, scolloped, Jagged, shine 
poled, dee; the whol Fruit-stalks green, numerous, s 
hole plant turns black when dried in pape 
oer s deep green, crisp, resembling Jungermannia 
pingrin pata Mu Weal simple, issuing out of a lopped sheathing in- 
volucrum. Caps. at the end of theffruit-stalk ; valves 2, bursting. 
Seeds wake ws a columnar receptacle. Mr. Woopwarp. 
Dots on the leaves black. Weser, 
On heaths in moistish shady places, tee td fen, ae 
Rey Suffolk, near the direction post. Brom 
ae eis blk be the borders between the high = t Poesy grou 
: Pe 8 per 
levis. A. Leaf undivided, indented, smooth, levis. d 
Dill. 68. 2. = 
When t is of a rich velvety green colour: the tex- 
ture most foaet when held to the light, but without spots, 
says Mr. Stacxnouse, who thinks this _ A. punctatus may 
pre robably be one and the same species ; levis the plant when 
arren, punctatus when see a re oe spots when Dal it 28 
nified oe clusters of see. ie Howe owers ; and 
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