154 HEPATIC^. 



segment 2 mm., 45 mm. x '225 mm., seg. "225 mm., -35 mm. x 

 •25 mm., seg. '175 mm.; cells "05 mm. x 02 mm., '04 mm. x 

 03 mm., "05 mm. x 025 mm.; bracts 1'4 mm. x '6 mm., seg. 

 •75 mm.; bracteole 1*5 mm. x 1' mm., seg. "45 mm., -75 mm.; 

 sub-bracts 1'25 mm. x '45 mm., seg. "25 mm., 3rd sub-bract 

 •5 mm. x '35 mm., seg. '3 mm.; perianth 275 mm. x -5 mm.; 

 teeth at the mouth of perianth -05 mm., -075 mm. ; spores 

 '015 mm. ; elaters -15 mm. x '01 mm. 



Hab. — Growing in wet places, in bogs, &c., and by the side of 

 rivulets. Moderately common. 



1. Marazion Marsh, Penzance, Cornwall, JF. Ciirnow. 8, 9, 

 10. Eskdale, Yorkshire, Dr. Spruce, M. B. Slater; Maize Beck, 

 Teesdale, Br. Spruce ; Eandy Mere, Egton, Yorks., M. B. Slater. 

 12. Bogs near Morecambe Bay, G. Stabler ; Grisedale, Cumber- 

 land, G. Stabler. 13. North of Black Crag, New Galloway, /. 

 Mc Andrew ; Barend Moss, Kirkcudbright, /. McAndreio. 16. 

 Moidart, West Inverness, S. M. Macvicar. I. Connor Hill, 

 Ireland, Br. B. Moore. 



Found on the Continent and in North America. 



Obs. — Very similar to large bog forms of C. hicusjndata (L.), 

 but distinguished from them by its dioicous inflorescence, the 

 female flowers on long branches, absence of flagella, whitish or 

 dull brown colour (never rose coloured), the large, unequal, 

 acuminate leaf segments, presence of stipules on the male plants, 

 the deeply divided bracts with entire margins. 



Description of Plate LVIII.— Fig. 1. Plants natural size. 

 2. Portion of stem, postical view x 24. 3-5. Leaves x 64. 

 6. Portion of leaf x 290. 7, 8. Bracts x 24. 9. Bracteole x 24. 

 10, 11. Sub-bracts x 24. 12. Third sub-bract x 24. 13. Peri- 

 anth X 16. 14. Cross-section of perianth x 24. 15. Portion 

 of mouth of perianth x 85. (All Marazion, Cornwall, W. 

 Curnow.) 



