178 HEPATIC^. 



Fruits March, April. 



Dimensions. — Stems J to f inch long, '05 to "07 mm. in 

 diameter, with leaves '2 mm. wide; leaves '15 mm. x 'IS mm., 

 seg. -075 mm., -175 ram. x -175 mm., seg. '1 mm., '2 mm. x 

 •15 mm., seg. '075 mm. ; cells '02 mm. x '02 mm., -0225 mm. x 

 •0225 mm., -02 mm. x "03 mm. ; stipules -15 mm. x '075 mm., 

 •125 mm. x '075 mm. ; sub-bract '275 mm. x -3 mm., seg. '1 mm. ; 

 sub-bracteole -175 mm. x -125 mm., seg. "075 mm. ; bracts '35 mm. 

 X '4 mm., seg. •225 mm., ^5 mm. x ^5 mm., seg. •175 mm. ; 

 bracteole '225 mm. x '15 mm., seg. '075 mm. ; perianth '75 mm. x 

 •25 mm., '8 mm. x ^4 mm., 1' mm. x '5 mm. ; pistillidia "15 mm. x 

 *05 mm.; valve of capsule '325 mm. x 125 mm.; antheridia 

 •1 mm. X -075 mm. 



Hab. — Growing on somewhat damp rocks, stones, earth or 

 rotting wood, exposed or shaded ; on heaths, or creeping upon 

 other hepatics or on mosses. Very common. 



1 to 17. I. 



Europe, Asia and North America. 



Obs. — A common and variable species, which has stipules 

 always near the bracts, but on other parts of the stems some- 

 times without and sometimes with. The type with stipules has 

 been considered a distinct species [CejjJialozia Stai'lm^ Funck), but 

 agreeing with Dr. Spruce, I find no other characters of sufficient 

 value to make it worthy of specific rank. 



C. divaricafa is a small species with wiry stems distinguished 

 from its nearest allies Ceph. Jackii^ Limpr. and Ceph. sfellulifera 

 (Tayl.) by its dioicous inflorescence. - 



Ceph. Jeucantlia, Spruce, which is also dioicous, is of a much 

 paler colour, stems more fragile, leaves more oblong, with segments 

 parallel or connivent, not divergent, stipules always absent. 



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

 2. Portion of sterile stem x 85 (Sussex, E. N. Bloomfield). 

 3-5. Leaves x 85 (Warmbrunn, Hb. Nees). 6-8. Ditto x 85 

 (Glen Finnan, Dr. Carrington). 9, 10. Ditto x 85 (Stockholm, 

 S. 0. Lindberg). 11. Ditto x 85 (Altona, Dr. Gottsche). 

 12. Portion of leaf x 290 (ditto). 13-15. Stipules x 85 (ditto). 



