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leavin<,' the stem more or less naked wliilst the stipules remain 

 attached. 



Distinguished Irom FniUauia inicrojjkj/lla (Gott.), which it 

 resembles most in size, by its ira<,'ile leaves, the antical lobes of 

 bracts beini,^ rotundate at the apex, with mar<^in irregularly 

 dentate. 



From FruUania Tamarisci (L.), by its smaller size, fragile 

 leaves, with irregularly dotted cells, stipules, bracts and perianth 

 different. 



From Fndlania dilatata (L.), by its smaller size, reddish 

 tinge, fragile leaves, irregular dotted cells, different shape of 

 stipules, bracts, and smooth perianth, not tuberculate. 



Description of Plate III. — Fig. 1. Plants natural size. 



2, Portion of stem, antical view x 24 (Stockholm, S. 0. Lindberg), 



3. Leaf x 64 (Barmouth, Holt). 4-6. Antical lobes of leaves 

 x64 (Barmouth, W. H. P.). 7. Postical lobe x 64 (ditto). 



8, 9. Portions of leaf x 290 (ditto). 10, 11. Stipules x 64 

 (Barmouth, Holt). 12. Ditto, x 64 (Kentmere, Stabler). 1.3, 

 14. Bracts x 24 (ditto). 15. Bracteole x 64 (ditto). 16. 

 Ditto, X 64 (Stockholm, Lindberg). 17. 2nd sub-bract x 64 

 (Kentmere, Stabler). 18. 3rd sub-bract x 64 (ditto). 19. Peri- 

 anth x 24 (ditto). 20. Male catkin x 31 (Barmouth, Holt). 

 21. Perigonial bract x 24 (ditto). 22. Perigonial bracteole x 24 

 (ditto). 23. Antheridium x 64 (ditto). 



4. Frullania germana, Tai/Jor. 



FruUania (jermaim, Tayl. Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin. ii. p. 4.") ; Ann. Nat. Hist. 



p. 173 (1H43). 

 Fmllania Tavmrisci {L.),viiT. yernutna, Carr. Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin. (1 Si"..;). 



Dioicous, loosely and shallowly caespitose, largish, olive to 

 reddish-brown in colour. Stems procumbent, bipinnate, branches 

 complanate, patent, short. Leaves imbricate, horizontal, un- 

 equally bilobed, antical lobe crossing the stem, ovate to subreni- 

 form, acute or rotundate, entire, apex inHexed, postical lobe 4 to 

 6 times smaller, galeate or cylindrical, oblong-ovate, ventricose 

 or when evolute oblong, concave ; texture somewhat thin, epi- 



