LEJEUNEA. 65 



leaves, subclivergcnt, at an angle of G0°-90°, almost to the middle 

 bifid, complicate, keel narrow, winged, antical lobr somi-ovate 

 acute, postical lobe shorter, rarely ecjualiy as long, semi-lanceolate 

 or obliquely cuneate, margin cellulose-erose, sometimes subden- 

 ticulate. Hracteole a little shorter, erect oblong or oval-lanceolate, 

 to about I acutely bitid, segments acute. Perianth (hardly 

 mature) immersed in the bracts, pyriform-oblong or obovate, 

 apex depressed, terete below, towards the apex obtusely 5-angled, 

 cells slightly convex, papillose or almost smooth. 



DiMiiNSioNs. — :J— ^ inch long, 02 mm. to "03 mm. in diameter, 

 with leaves "25 mm. to -35 mm. wide, leaves, antical lobe LMnm. x '15 

 mm., ])ostical 114 mm. xO'Zomm., antical '24 mm x -15 mm., 

 postical -18 mm. x 'l mm. ; cells -025 mm. x '02 mm., "02 mm., 017 

 mm., '02 mm. x '015 mm. ; stipules '08 mm. x -80 mm., segments 

 02 mm.; -07 mm. x -05 mm.,seg. 015 mm., *1 mm. x '05 mm. ; lobe 

 oi'bract •4mm. x •2mm.,-5mm. x -Smni-jbracteole 3mm. x -15 mm.; 

 perianth '35-4 mm. x -18 mm. 



Hab. — On trees, or more rarely creeping uj)on mosses. Eare, 

 extremely so, fertile 



2. On beech trees, Southwood, Hants, ]i. S. Mill. 7. Tyn- 

 y-Groes, lllld and lloU. Torrent Walk, Dolgelly, (7. ^lahlrr, 

 W. If. r. 10. Bolton Abbey, Wharfdale, Dr. Spruce. Dent, 

 G. Stabler. Broad wood, Ingleton, G. IFeb.sfer and W. U. P. 



12. Levens, Westmorland, G. Stabler. Keswick, C. L>/rlt. 



13. Burnfoot Hill, New Galloway, /. Mc Andrew. 15, lO. I. 

 Killarney, Dr. Tatjtor, Dr. Spruce, Dr. Carringtnn, G. J. J/ott and 

 others. Near Lake Brittas, King's Co., B. McArdte. 



Found on the Continent, France, Mortain, 7\ I/usnot. 



Obs. — Misled by an original specimen from Sowerby of J//n//- 

 minufis.siwa, Smith, tigured in Eng. Bot., Dr. Spruce was under 

 the im])ression that it was the same as Junr/. idicina of U'aylor, 

 and therefore reduced Jun//. idicina, Tayl. to a synonym of .///////. 

 mifiuti.mnia Sm., and for the fertile Jun//. niinutissinia of Smith 

 coined the name Lejeunea Taylori, Spruce ; man}' years afterwanls 

 he ibund in comparing with the figure in Eng. Bot. of Smith's 

 Jun(/. ininutis.sima that it could never have biMMi drawn frtun that 



