Depatice of Wancouver Fslauod. 
ALEXANDER W. EVANS. 
Apparently the first Hepatice recorded from 
Vancouver Island were those collected by Dr. 
David Muyall in? 1858 “and? 1850. -alhese: are 
listed in Mitten’s ‘‘Bryologia of the Survey of 
the goth Parallel of Latitude’’* and include 
three species, Jungermannia ventricosa, Mado- 
theca navicularis, and Frullania Tamarisct. 
The first two of these species are now known 
to be abundant on the island. Frullania Ta- 
mariscit, on the other hand, has not been sub- 
sequently collected in the Pacific Coast region, 
and it is probable that Lyall’s specimens would 
now be referred to the closely related /. mnzs- 
quallensis. 
In, 1375 and again im 1837 much Jarger 
collections were made by Professor John Ma- 
coun, and these were supplemented by a 
series “of specimens scollected by Dim G W. 
* Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. &: 12—55. Al. 5—8. 1865. 
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