164 HEPATIC^. 



Dimensions. — Stems J to J inch long, diam. '15 mm.; leaves 

 •3 mm. X '325 mm., ses^ments "1 ram., '35 mm. x "325 mm., ses^. 

 "075 mm., "35 mm. x '225 mm., seg. '075 mm., '4 mm. x "35 mm., 

 •35 mm. X '35 mm., -25 mm. x 15 mm. ; cells "OG mm. x 02 mm., 

 "035 mm. x "02 mm., '04 mm. x "02 mm., "03 mm. x "02 mm., 

 *025 mm. x "025 mm. ; marginal cells "02 mm. x '02 mm. ; stipules 

 '2 mm. X '1 mm., '2 mm. x "075 mm., -15 mm. x 'l mm., '15 mm. 

 X 08 mm., "2 mm. x "1 mm, ; sub-bract "75 mm. x "5 mm. ; sub- 

 bracteole "5 mm. x '3 mm. ; bract I'l mm. x '7 ram., seg. '4 mm., 

 •0 mm. X -55 mm. ; bracteole "D mm. x "5 mm., seg. "l mm. ; 

 perianth 2" mm. x '6 mm., 2" mm. x '55 mm.; capsule '5 mm. x 

 *4 mm., '65 mm. x '35 mm. ; pedicel '12.5 mm. diam. ; spores 

 "02 mm. diam.; elaters "15 mm. x '02 mm.; perigonial bracts 

 •3 mm. X -25 mm., seg. '075 mm. ; perigonial bracteole '225 mm. 

 X '1 mm. ; antheridia "15 mm. x •[ mm. 



Hab. — Growing by the sides of ditches in moist turfy soil on 

 moors. Very rare. 



2. New Forest, Hants, C. LijpJL 4. Holt & Edgefield Heaths, 

 Norfolk, Francis. 9. Dale Ford, Delamere Forest, Cheshire, 

 W. Wilson. 10. Moors near York, Stockton Forest. Langwith 

 Moor, I)r. Spruce, Strensall Common, Yorks, M. B. Slater §• G. 

 Stabler. 11. Kildale Moor, Cleveland, B. Muchl 13. Eoadside 

 between Rosehall and Brownhall, Dumfries, Cridcksltank. 15. Baker 

 Wells, Strachan, Aberdeen, ./. Sim; Loch-na-gar, Aberdeen,/. Sim. 

 Kinnordy, C. Lyell. 



I. Bantry, Miss Hut chins. 



Found on the Continent sparingly. 



Obs. — Distinguished from the dioicous C. lunultTfolia, Dum. 

 C. catenulata (Hliben.) and C. divaricata (Sm.), in addition to 

 other characters, by the presence of large stipules along the whole 

 length of the stem. 



C.paitans (N.) is a very different plant with large lax oblong 

 leaves, segments obtuse, large cells. By some strange mistake 

 this species is figured in " Eng. Bot.," t. 2569, as Jung. Francisci. 

 Dr. Spruce remarks that in habit, presence of flagella, concave 

 leaves, small cells, the erect branches with leaves gradually becom- 



