134 HEPATIC^. 



entire or denticulate. Pistillidia small, few (4-6). No perfect 

 perianth seen. 



Dimensions. — Stems 2 inches long, 2 mm. in diameter, with 

 leaves 1'5 mm. wide; leaves 1- mm. x 75 mm. ; cells '03 mm. x 

 •02 mm., '025 mm. x '02 mm., "035 mm. x 02 mm. ; marginal 

 cells "02 mm. x "02 mm., "015 mm. x '02 mm. ; stipules '5 mm. x 

 '4 mm., *4 mm. x '3 mm., '5 mm. x '5 mm., '4 mm. x '3 mm. ; 

 sub-bracts -4 mm. x -3 mm., "3 mm. x '2 mm, ^ sub-bracteole 

 •4 mm. X -3 mm.; innermost bracts "3 mm. x '2 mm,, 'o mm. x 

 •35 mm. ; pistillidia '125 mm. x '04 mm. 



Hab, — Very rare, the only known stations being on banks and 

 rocks Eagle's Nest, Horses Grlen, Cromaglown, Killarney, Steivart 

 8f Holt, June 1885. 



Obs. — Differs from B. fricreuata (Wahlenb.) in its ochraceous 

 colour, the proportionately broader leaves with large overlapping, 

 antical base, smaller cells with thicker walls and much thicker 

 angles. From B. triangularis (Schleich.) by its larger size, ochra- 

 ceous colour and cell structure. 



Description of Plate L. — Fig. 1. Plants natural size. 2. 

 Portion of stem, antical view x 24. 3-5. Leaves x 24. 6. 

 Portion of leaf x 290. 7-13. Stipules x 24. 14-17. Sub- 

 bracts X 24. 18. Sub-bracteole x 24. 19, 20. Innermost 

 bracts x 85. 21. Pistillidium x 85. 



Genus 13. KANTIA. Gr. 8^- B. 



Mnium, Dill. Hist. muse. p. 236, n. 5, et p. 237, n. G (1741); Linn. Sp. PI., 



1 ed., 2, p. 1114, nn. 16 et 17 (1753). 

 Jungermania, Mich. Nov. pi. gen. p. 8, n. 2, tab. 5, Fig. 14 (1729). 

 Calypogeia, sect. B. Amphif/astriatce, Radd. in Att. soc. Modena, 18, p. 44, 



tab. 6, Figs. 3 and 4 (1818). 

 Kcmtia, Gr. & Benn. Nat. Arr. Brit. PL 1, p. 706, n. 28 (1821). 

 Citicinnulus, Dum. Comm. bot. p. 113 (1822). 



Plants rather large, depressed csespitose, pale green or olive, 

 rarely brownish, prostrate or with apices (often gemmiparous), 

 assurgent. Stems moderately firm, simple, rarely furcate, 



