JUNGERMANIA. 297 



Fruits March, April. 



Dimensions. — Stems |- to 1 inch long, '2 mm. to 3 mm. 

 diam. ; leaves r4 mm. long x r35 mm. broad ; cells 04 mm., 

 •025 mm. x '03 mm., '05 mm. x -025 mm., '02 mm. x '03 mm. ; 

 bracts T mm. x 9 mm., 9 mm. x '9 mm. ; perianth 2*5 mm. long 

 X 1-5 mm. broad, 2' mm. x 125 mm., 2' mm. x 1-mm., 175 mm. 

 X rmm. ; pistillidia -15 mm. long x -05 mm. broad; capsule 

 75 mm. x '65 mm. ; spores '02 mm. diain. ; perigonial bract 

 •8 mm. long x 7 mm. broad ; antheridia '15 mm. x -125 mm. 



Hab. — Growing on sandy or clayey damp banks or boggy 

 places. (Generally distributed. 



1, 2. Cadnum Bog, New Forest, Hants, C. Lyell 3. North 

 Frith Wood, Kent, Uoiose. Joyden s Wood, near Bexley, Kent, 

 E. M. Holmes. 5. Seckley Wood; Arley Wood; Sherbrook 

 Valley, Staflfordshire, J. E. Bag nail . 7. Near Harlech, Merioneth- 

 shire, Br. Carrington 8f W. H. P. 9. Early Bank Wood, Staley- 

 bridge, Cheshire, 6^. A. Holt. Near Kemple End, J. A. IF/ieldon, 

 Hindburn, A. Wilson. Easegill, West Lane, /. A. Wheldon. 

 10. Penyghent, W. West. Spofforth, Br. F. A. Lees. Bingley, 

 W. West. Hareley Wood, Todmorden, John NoweU, G. A. Holt. 

 12, 13. New Galloway, /. McAndreiv. 



I. On stones by the side of rivulets. Nr. Dublin, Dr. Tuijlor- 

 Kelly's Grlen, Dublin, Br. B. Moore. Lough Bray, Co. Wicklow, 

 Br. B. Moore. Tore Waterfall, Killarney, Br. Carrington. Glenad, 

 Co. Leitrim, Br. B. Moore. Hill of Howth, B. McArdle. 



Found on the Continent and in North America. 



Obs. — Distini^uished from all the other British round-leaved 

 Jungermanice by the characters given, from Nardia ^^/^^^'(Schrad.) 

 and Nardia conqjressa (Hook.) by the absence of stipules and 

 bracteole, from Nardia hyalina (Lyell) and Nardia obovata (Nees) 

 by its free bracts and white rootlets, from Jitngermania cord/folia 

 Hook., Jimg. riparia Tayl., Jung, pinnila With, by its inflor- 

 escence and shape of leaves and perianth, from Jungcrmania 

 cremdata, var. graciUiina (Sm.) by its larger size, shape ot perianth, 

 &c. See further notes under var. lurida (Dum.). 



Description or Plate CXXV.— Fig. 1. Plants natural size. 



