ICONES MUSCOKUM. 83 



NECKERA MENZIESII, Hooh. 



Tab. 62. 



Plants late laxeque caespitantes, molles, lutesceiiti- vi rides, 

 setate pulchre ochracege. 



Caulis primarius repens, siibterraneus, gracillimus, flagelli- 

 forini-radicans ; secmidariiis elongatus, semipedalis et ultra, 

 piimato-ramosus, complanatus ; ramis patentibus brevibus plaiiis 

 atteuuatis ssepius in fiagella prodiictis, quandoque flagellis late- 

 ralibus plus minusve elongatis instructis. 



Folia cauliua supenie undulata, basi baud auriculata, oblongo- 

 lingulata, ex apice ol>tuso brevissime acuminata, concava, margine 

 inferne uno latere anguste revoluta, apice minute denticulata, 

 costa tenui longa ultra medium evanida ; pericbgetialia medio 

 dilatata, sensim longe lanceolato-acuminata, apicem versus den- 

 ticulata, costata. 



Flores dioici : feminei pedunculati, exserti, in caule seciin- 

 dario siti : masculi numerosiores secus caulem vel basin ramo- 

 rum sessiles, axillarcs. 



Oapsula in pedicello brevi immersa, oblongo-OYalis,exannulata, 

 pallide fusca, ore rufescente aetatc fusco-nigricante ; peristomii 

 externi dentibus anguste laneeolatis manifoste nodoso-articulatis 

 pellucide marginatis, interni ciliis robustis e membrana basilari 

 latiore oriundis dentes asquantibus inter articulationes late solu- 

 tis ; operculo conico breviter acute rostrato ; calyptra cucullata 

 angusta lasvi. 



Nkckkra I\Ikxzip:sii, Hooker in Drum. Muse. Amei'. No. 162; Miiller, 

 Synop. Muse. 2, p. 48; Schimper, Synop. Muse. Eur. p. 471; Lesqx. 

 Proceed. Cal. Acad. Sci. 1, p. 28; Sulliv. & Lesqx. Muse. Exsiec. Ainer. 

 No. 305. 



Hab. Rocky Mountains, sterile, Dmmmoyid. On rocks in 

 Tliuringia, sterile. Rode. California, on shaded rocks and 



