LEPIDOZIA. 125 



usually on short lateral branches at the middle or end, amentiform, 

 when terminal often subspherical, rarely on main stem ; perigonial 

 bracts 4, 5 pairs, closely imbricate, of delicate texture, pale colour, 

 bifid, rarely trifid, margin dentate, rarely entire. Antheridia 

 solitary, small, oval, shortly stipitate. 



Hab. — Growing in dense depressed tufts or straggling amongst 

 Sphagna or other mosses and hepatics on damp shady banks, 

 moors, or marshy ground. Common. 



1-3, 5, 7-10, 12-lG, I. 



Found on the Continent and in North America. 



Dimensions. — Stems \ to 1 inch long, diameter '075 to -1 mm., 

 with leaves '2 mm. wide; leaves '175 mm. x '15 mm., segments 

 '125 mm., '15 mm., "25 mm. x "2 mm., seg. "2 mm., "15 mm. x 

 •125 mm., seg-. "1 mm., 125 mm. x '1 mm., sesr. '1 mm.: cells 

 •02 mm. x '03 mm., '025 mm. x '035 mm., '04 ram. x 'Go mm., 

 "035 mm. X '02 mm.; stipules "175 mm. x "125 mm., seg. "125 

 mm.; bracts "45 mm. x "25 mm., seg. "125 mm., "55 mm. x "35 

 mm., seg. '175 mm., 75 mm. x "35 mm., seg. '15 mm. ; bracteole 

 •4 mm. X "2 mm., seg. "15 mm.; sub-bract '25 mm. x "2 mm.; 

 sub-bracteole '2 mm. x "1 mm. ; perianth 2* mm. x '5 mm., 3 "5 

 mm. X 75 mm. ; cilia at the mouth '15 mm. ; calyptra '6 mm. x 

 "4 mm. ; pistillidia "2 mm. x "05 mm. ; capsule 7 mm. x "35 mm., 

 valves '8 mm. x '3 mm. ; pedicel "175 mm. diam. ; spores "01 mm. 

 diam.; elaters '175 mm. x "0125 mm.; perigonial bracts "25 mm. 

 X "15 mm., seg. "175 mm., '3 mm. x "2 mm., seg. "2 mm., "325 

 mm. X "225 mm., seg. "175 mm. ; perigonial bracteole "25 mm. x 

 '1 mm., seg. "2 mm., "1 mm. ; antheridia "08 mm. x "OG mm. 



Obs. — Distinguished from all other British Lejndoz'ue by its 

 smaller size, deeply divided leaves with subulate segments ; from 

 Blejjharo.sfoma Irkltopliijllum by its smaller size, more robust habit, 

 darker colour, shorter segments of leaves, lateral branches, long- 

 narrow perianth, and dioicous inflorescence. 



Tlie varieties sertularioldes and Schulfzii {Jiui//. scrtidariuides, 

 Linn, f suppl., p. 449 ; Juftg. Schulfdi, Spreng Pugill., 1, p. 64) 

 with smaller, closer imbricated leaves, are found in drier situations, 

 and pass to the normal form in damper localities. 



