KANTIA. 137 



•05 mm. X "04 mm. ; trigones "0075 mm. ; stipules 75 mm. x 

 •8 mm,, segments "25 mm., 7 mm. x •9 mm., seg. '2 mm., '55 mm. 

 X "6 mm., seg-. "05 mm., "5 mm. x "G mm. : bract "15 mm. x •! mm. ; 

 perianth 5' mm. x 1* mm. ; scale near the mouth of the perianth 

 •2 mm. X "125 mm., projecting cells, interior of the periantli 

 •075 mm. x 'OS mm., '06 mm. x "035 mm. ; pistillidia '25 mm. x 

 •03 mm. ; pedicel 75 mm. diam. ; capsule 3-25 mm. x 75 mm. ; 

 spores '015 mm. diam. ; elaters '2 mm. x "02 mm. ; perigonial 

 bracts "3 mm. x '25 mm., seg. -1 mm. ; antheridia "125 mm. x 

 •1 mm. 



Obs. — This is a very distinct species, and cannot well be eon- 

 founded with any other, except the following, wliich see. 



The attenuate, gemmiparous stems, the rotundate, acute or 

 slightly bidentate leaves, the lateral, pendant perianth and cylin- 

 drical capsule distinguishing it from other species. 



Kaiitia argufa (Mont.), the other British species of this genus 

 is a much smaller, more delicate plant, with deeply bidentate 

 leaves, and is dioicous. 



Hab. — Growing in moderate-sized patches in bogs, on damp 

 or wet banks in woods, &c. Common. 



1-17. I. 



Generally distributed on the Continent and in North 

 America. 



Description of Plate LI.^Fig. 1. Plants nat. size. 2. Stem, 

 antical view x 11 (Loch Bray, Prof. Lindberg). 3. Portion of 

 leaf, showing sinus x 24 (ditto). 4. Portion of leaf x 290 

 (ditto). 5. Stipule x 24 (Goathland, York., Slater). 6, 7. 

 Stipules X 24 (Loch Bray, Prof. Lindberg). 8, 9. Ditto x 24 

 (Ottawa, Macoun). 10. Bract x 24 (ditto). 11. Perianth x 11 

 (Tyn-y-Groes, C J. Wild). 12. Scale, near mouth of perianth x 

 85 (ditto). 13. Projecting cells from interior of the perianth x 

 85 (ditto). 14. Capsule x 11 (ditto). 15. Perigonial bract x 

 85 (Closter, N. America, C. F. Austin). IG. Antheridium x 85 

 (ditto). 17. Perigonial bracteole (ditto). 



