CRYPTOGAMIA ALG.^. 751 



ficata 25. J, cauiis, fronde lineari ramofa cxtrcmitatibus fur- 

 catis obrufiufculis. Sp.pl. 1602. (Michel, gen. t. 

 4./. 4. Vail. Paris, t. 23./. 11. Villen. mufc. /. 

 74./. 45. opt.) 



Forked Jungermannia. AngUs, 



On trunks of tx-ees frequent, lomctimes upon rocks 

 and on the ground. III. IV. 



This fpecics generally grows proftrate, or creeps 

 together, fo as to form lax, entangled tufts, 

 compoled of very thin linear, pellucid, flat 

 leaves, of a pale green colour, more or lefs 

 branched, and terminating in bifid or trifid ob- 

 tufe fegments, having a fine longitudinal nerve, 

 running throughout the middle of each leaf, and 

 its ramifications. 



Thefe leaves vary from one quarter to an inch ia 

 length, and are about i-i2th of an inch in 

 breadth. 



The frudifications arife from the under fide of the 

 leaves, out of the nerve. T he vagina are nearly 

 globular, pale green, and hairy, which is fin- 

 gular. The peduncles are about a quarter of 

 an inch high, turn up at their bafe, and grow 

 erect. The anthers are reddifh brown, and 

 nearly fphasrical. 



TARGIONIA. Gen. pL 1 197. 

 Calyx bivalvis includcns globum. 



TARGIOMA. 



