388 HEPATIC^. 



It is to be deeply regretted that, owing to ill-health and the 

 loss of one of his eyes, this most acute and genial of naturalists 

 was compelled to relinquish working among the hepaticie, for 

 there were few better qualified to carry on the work left unfinished 

 by the late Dr. Carrington. 



It will always be a pleasure to remember that his name is 

 associated with one of the gems of his Lakeland. 



A remarkably distinct species, distinguished by its rosy purple 

 colour from most others ; the only one with which it can be con- 

 founded being Ereinonofiis myriocarpiiH (Carr.), with which it agrees 

 in habit, and often grows with it. This species never has the purple 

 colour of M. Sfableri, is furnished with numerous leafless stolons, 

 stem leaves are smaller, divided to the middle, bracts quadrate, 

 not broadly ovate, closely complicate, always free, lobes obtusate, 

 entire, perianth rounder, carinate, protruding beyond and quite 

 free from the bracts. 



M. Sfahh'vi is distinguished from the small purple form of 

 Ceplicdozla (llraricafa (Sm.) without stipules, by its more imbricate, 

 appressed leaves in its sterile state, and when fertile by its very 

 different perianth. 



The description is taken from Dr. Spruce's contribution to 

 "Eev. Bryol." for 1881. 



Description of Plate CLXX. — Fig. 1. Plant natural size. 

 2. Portion of fertile plant x 24 (Oxenden, G. Stabler). 3. Por- 

 tion of stem X 85 (Mardale, G. Stabler). 4-9. Leaves x 85 

 (Langdale, G. Stabler & W. H. P.). 10. Portion of leaf x 290 

 (Mardale, G. Stabler). IL Outer bract x 85 (Langdale, G. 

 Stabler & W. H. P.). 12. Bract x 85 (Oxenden, G. Stabler). 

 13. Ditto (Langdale, G. Stabler & W. H. P.). 14. Perianth x 

 85 (Bow Fell, G. Stabler). 15. Cross-section of perianth x 85 

 (Langdale, G. Stabler & W. H. P.). IG. Perigonial bract x 85 

 (ditto). 17. Antheridium x 85 (ditto). 



