LOPHOCOLEA. 1h?> 



about 10. Calyptra, after rupture irregularly lobed. Capsule 

 oval ; spores light brown ; elaters bispiral, hardly as broad as the 

 spores. Male amentula on short branches above or below the ?, 

 2-5 pairs of perigonial bracts which are closely imbricate, ovate, 

 complicate, swollen at the base ; antheridia single, oval, shortly 

 stipitate. Mixed with the plants are many minute leafy- 

 branches. 



Fruits April, May. 



Dimensions. — Stem i to J inch long, T ram. diam., with 

 leaves TS mm. wide; leaves 75 mm. x -5 mm., segments "1 mm., 

 •15 mm., '6 mm. x 4 mm., seg. "1 mm. ; cells '02 mm. ; stipules 

 •2 mm. X "075 mm., seg;. '15 mm., '2 mm. x "1 mm., seii^. "lo mm, ; 

 bracts '8 mm. x '4 mm., seg. "2 mm, ; bracteole "4 mm. x "2 mm., 

 seg. '25 mm. ; perianth "9 mm. x '5 mm, ; pistillidia "125 mm. x 

 •04 mm, ; calyptra "5 mm. x '5 mm. ; capsule -7 mm. x '45 mm. ; 

 pedicel "175 mm. diam.; spores 015 mm.; elaters '15 mm. x 

 •01 mm. ; perigonial bract (not explanate) "45 mm. x ^2 mm., seg. 

 •125 mm. ; antheridia •I mm. x "075 mm. 



Hab. — On shaded wet rocks ; very rare. 



1. St. Just, Cornwall, IF. Ciirnow, 1884. 7. Near Conway, 

 Carnarvonshire, IF. JFilson, 1844. Trefriw, Carnarvonshire, TF. H. 

 Pearson, 1887. IG, Moidart, West Inverness, S. M. Macvicar. 



I. Cromaglown ; Dunkerron, Dr. Taj/lor. Bantry, Miss 

 Hiitcliins. Killarney, Br. Carringtou, &c, Altadore Glen, Wick- 

 low, J). McArdh'. 



C. Guernsey, E. D. Marquand. 



Obs. — Distinguished from the other monoicous species, L. 

 cuspidafa and L. licterophijUa by its habitat, small size and spicate 

 amentula, in addition to other characters. 



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

 2. Plant X 24. Portion of leaf x 290, 4, 5, Stipules x 85. 

 6. Bract x G4. 7. Bracteole x 85. 8. Sub-bracteole x 85. 

 9. Upper portion of perianth, explanate x 64. 10. Perigonial 

 bract X 85. (Near Conway, W. Wilson,) 



