296 HISTORY OP BRITISH MOSSES. 



two-lobed ; the lobes conduplicate, ^vit]^ a pellucid line in 

 the middle, serrated at the point ; the upper ones oblongo- 

 ovate, acute; the lower ones larger, somewhat scimitar- 

 shaped; fruit terminal; perianth obovate, cylindrical, sub- 

 compressed ; the mouth contracted, plicate, toothed. — J^ng. 

 M. p. 114; Hooh. Br. Jung. pi. 25. 



Moist banks. Fr. Spring. A neat and common species, 

 covering the ground to a great extent. 



7. JUNGERMANNIA COCHLEARIFORMIS, ^ds. [HolloiV- 



leavecl Jimgermannia.) Stem procumbent, nearly simple ; 

 leaves imbricated above, unequally two-lobed, conduplicate ; 

 the upper lobes larger, convex, bifid, and serrated at the 

 point; the lower oblongo-ovate, saccate. — Eng. Fl. p. 115; 

 Hooh. Br. Jung.pl. 68. 



Moist moors and rocks, in the Highlands of Ireland and 

 Scotland. A large species, 4-6 inches, of a rich purple 

 colour. 



8. JuNGERMANNiA COMPLANATA, Linn. {Flat Junger- 

 mannia.) Stem creeping, vaguely branched; leaves disti- 

 clious, imbricated above, unequally two-lobed; the upper 

 lobes larger, orbicular; the lower ones ovate, appressed, 

 plane ; fruit terminal ; perianth oblong, compressed, trun- 

 cate. — Eng. Fl. p. 116; llook. Br. Jung. pi. 81. 



