CHANDONANTHUS. 1 1 3 



cura *35 ram., "5 mm.; perianth I "8 mm. x '6 mm., 15 mm. x 

 '6 mm. ; cilia at the mouth '25 mm. ; cells of perianth 'OG mm. x 

 •02 mm., '05 mm. x "03 mm. ; calj-ptra *9 mm., "55 mm., "3 mm. 

 X '175 mm. ; pistillidia '175 mm. x '05 mm. ; pedicel •125 mm. ; 

 capsule '8 mm. x '5 mm., '8 mm. x "4 mm. ; valve '8 mm. x "3 mm. ; 

 spores '01 mm. ; elaters '4 mm. x -01 mm., '3 ram. x 01 mm. ; 

 antheridia '075 mm. x -06 mm. 



Hab. — Growing in small tufts or creeping amongst mosses or 

 other hepatics, generally distributed, fruits abundantly. 



1-4, 7-13, 15, 16. I. 



Found on the Continent and in North America. 



Obs. — A very distinct species, and not to be confounded with 

 any other British one. Ur. Spruce has found some of the plants 

 to be dioicous ; all I have had the opportunity of examining I 

 find to be paroicous. He describes the spores as being rather 

 large compared with spores of other British species, but I find 

 them to be very small. 



The description is partly taken from Dr. Spruce^s valuable 

 notes. 



Description or Plate XLI. — Fig. 1. Plants natural size. 2. 

 Portion of stem, postical view, x 64 (Llanberis, W. H. P.). 3, 4. 

 Leaves x 64 (ditto). 5, 6. Portion of leaf x 290 (ditto). 7. 

 Stipule X 64 (ditto). 8. Bract x 64 (ditto). 9. Bracteole x 

 04 (ditto). 10. Perianth x 24 (ditto). 11. Cross-section of the 

 perianth x 24 (ditto). 12. Perianth opened out x 24 (ditto). 

 13. Portion of the mouth of the perianth x 85 (ditto). 14. 

 Capsule X 24 (Europe, Hb. Lesquerieux). 15. Antheridium x 

 85 (Llanberis, W. H. P.). 



Genus 10. CHANDONANTHUS, Mitt. 



Jungermania, Linn. Fl. Suec. ed. I., p. 337 (1745). 



Chandonanthus, Mitt, in Hook. Handb. New Zeal. Fl. 2, p. 750 (1867). 



Bhpharostoma, Lindb. Musci Asia; bor. p. 28 (1888). 



Fruit terminal. Perianth tubular, many plicate ; mouth open ; 

 stem erect or ascending. 



