792 CRYPTOGAMIA ALG^. 



hypophylla TARGIONI A. Sp. -pi 1603. (Michel gen. p. 3. u 

 I. Dillen. mnfc. t, 78. /. 9. Colum. ecphras. i-p* Sp. 



/• 333-) 



Vetch Targionia. Jnglis. 



Upon rocks covered with little earth, but not com- 

 mon. We gathered it once only, near the Tar^ 

 bet of Cantire, on the confines of Knapdale. VI. 



The leaves are about a quarter of an inch long, of 

 an inverted heart- fhap'd figure, growing prof- 

 trate in a clump together. Their upper fur- 

 face is green, covered with numerous mmute 

 whitilli papilU, with a hollow dot in the head of 

 each J the under furface is black, with downy 

 white radicles, by which it adheres clofe to the 

 ground. The fubftance of thefe leaves is tough 

 and opake, and very like that of the MarchantU, 

 When dry their edges turn upwards, and almoft 

 hide the upper furface, fo that the plant appear^ 

 all black. 



The frudification grows at the great end of the 

 leaf, on the under fide, and confifts of tvyo 

 concave valves, or hemifpheres, of a reddilh 

 black colour, enclofing a chocolate-colour'd 

 globule, refcmbling the feed of a tare or vetch, 

 full of a yellow powder. 



The leaves are proliferous, and encreafe by fhopt- 

 ing out young offsets from their fides, like the 

 animal called a ?olype, 



MARCHANTIA. Gen.pl 1198. 

 MASC. Calyx peltatus, fubtus tedus corollis mo- 

 nopetalis. Anther^ multifidap. 



FEM.; 



