CEPHALOZIELLA. 185 



prismatic, mouth slightly denticulate, teeth few, incurved. Capsule 

 oval. Spores and elaters reddish-brown, elaterebispiral. Amenta ^ , 

 terminal on stem or occupying almost the whole branch ; perigonial 

 bracts narrowly oval, deeply bilobed, denticulate, segments acumi- 

 nate, above secund ; perigonial bracteole oblong, bifid, segments 

 acute ; antheridia small, oval. 



Fruits March, April. 



Dimensions. — Stems :f to J inch long, diameter '02 mm., 

 •03 mm. ; leaves '175 mm. x 125 mm., seg. "1 mm., "15 mm. 

 X "125 mm., seg. "11 mm., -135 mm. x -11 mm., seg. 115 mm., 

 •15 mm. X '1 mm., seg. "06 mm.; cells "025 mm. x ^02 mm., 

 •035 mm. x '015 mm., ^025 mm. x "02 mm., '02 mm. x "02 mm., 

 '02 mm. X •0175 mm.; stipules '13 mm. x '05 mm., '1 mm. x 

 •03 mm., seg. "04 ; bracts '35 mm. x ^25 mm., seg. "2 mm. ; 

 perianth l" mm. x '4 mm., I'o mm. x "3 mm., Vb mm. x "4 mm. ; 

 perigonial bracts '2 mm. x "175 mm., seg. '15 mm.; perigonial 

 bracteoles "125 mm. x '075 mm., seg. '05 mm. ; antheridia •I mm. 

 X ^07 5 mm. ; elaters "15 mm. x '01 mm. 



Hab. — Growing on damp rocks, I., near Lough Bray, 

 S. 0. Lwdher(j, 1873. Brandon Mt., &c., B. Moore. 



Extremely rare. 



Found on the Continent ; Baden, Jacl\ Finland, S. 0. Lindbcrij. 

 Norway, Brylui. 



Obs. — Distinguished from all forms of C. cUcaricafa (Sm.), and 

 from C. Jackii, Limpr. by its monoicous inflorescence ; it is remark- 

 able for its very slender habit, distant, deeply bilobed leaves, which 

 are either entire or slightly denticulate. 



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

 2, 3. Portions of stem x 85. 4-9. Leaves x 85. 10. Portion 

 of leaf X 290. 11, 12. Stipules x 85. 13. Bract x 85 

 14-16. Segments of bracts x 85. 17. Perianth x 24. 

 18. Perigonial bract x 85. 19. Perigonial bracteole x "ib. 

 20. Antheridium x 85. (Gr. & Pi. Hep. Eur. no. 274, Salem, 

 Baden, Germany, Jack.) 



