S16 HEPATIC^. 



Suec. n. 191) is certainly this variety, beino- a larg-e form with 

 stipules. Dr. Spruce observes that Ji(N(/. bantrie/i^is, when young, 

 has perianth pyritbrm or broadly clavate, but var. Jfin'/Zfri, 

 cylindrical. 



J/i//(/. da/!tne/is^is has often the sinus folded at the base, var. 

 MtieUeri usually plane, but I find the type and var. with and 

 without this feature. Nees describes J>/n(/. Jf/zel/cri with bracts 

 dentate : I should think he had some other species under his notice, 

 for I have seen no approach, in any form, to this character. 



Forms oiJiing. venfricosa, Dicks., have been confounded with 

 this variety, but are recognised by the postical side of the stem 

 being coloured violet, the absence of stipules, tlie presence of 

 bracteole, which is connate, the bracts and the ovate perianth. 

 Distinguished from Ji(N(j. banfnenms, var. acuta, by the presence 

 of stipules, i-^c. 



Descrtptiox of Plate CXXXIT. — Fig. 1. Plants natural 

 size. -. Portion of stem, antical ^•iew x 1 6 (as Jung. banfrietisiSt 

 Saltzburg, Sauter, Original, Hb. Flowtow, Nees). 3. Ditto, 

 postical view x 24 (Buxton, Derbyshire,, G. A. Holt). 4-6. 

 Leaves x 24 (Saltzburg, Sauter). 7. Leaf x 31 (Linton. Yorks., 

 G. A. Holt). S, 9. Leaves x 04 (Buxton, G. A. Holt). 



10. Portion of leaf x 290 (Craven, Yorks., Dr. Carrington). 



11, 12. Stipules x 85 (Linton, Holt). 13-15. Ditto x 85. 

 {Buxton, Holt). 16. Stipule x 24 (191 Silleu. Muse. Suec. n. 

 191, 2i% Jnnff. acuta). 17, 18. Bracts x 16 (ditto). 19. Perianth 



X 16 (ditto). 



14. Jungermania bantriensis. Hook., var. acuta {^Lindenb.) 



Jungermania acuta, Lindenb. Syn. Hep. Eur. p. 88 (18:?!1). 

 Lophozia acuta, Diim. Recueil, p. 17 (1885). 



Dioicous, csespitose, small, pale or dark green to brown in 

 colour. Stems decumbent or suberect, simple or innovantly 

 branched, branches delicate, arising from base of perianth or apex 

 of old stems ; radiculose, rootlets white, copious, ascending to 

 i\pex of stems. Leaves approximate or distant, somewhat secund 



