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rally proliferous ; leaves appressed, ovate, concave, with an acu- 

 minated serrated point, and two short nerves at the base ; fruit- 

 stalks often aggregate, 1| inch; capsule ovate, cernuous; lid 

 subulate, recurved. 



Hob. In deans and on moors, producing fruit freely in win- 

 ter and early spring. 



The leaves on the branches are small, ovate-acute, and quite 

 entire. 



13. H. proliferum, stem tripinnate, very elegant, proliferous; 

 leaves small, appressed, heart-shaped, acute, the nerve running 

 nearly to the point, the back papillose ; fruitstalks more than an 

 inch ; capsule large, curved and arched ; lid with a subulate point. 



Hab. Banks in heathy and shaded places, common, but ra- 

 ther rare in fruit. Spring. 



14. H. pralongum, stems slender, trailing, matted, sub-bipinnate; 

 leaves patent, those of the stem heart-shaped, of the branches lan- 

 ceolate-acute, the nerve not reaching the point; fruitstalks 1 

 inch ; capsule ovate, cernuous ; lid with a long subulate curved 

 point. 



Hab. Moist shaded banks, and on trunks of trees, especially 

 such as are in a state of decay, common. Winter. 



15. H. striatum, stems irregularly branched, robust; leaves pa- 

 tent, heart-shaped, acuminate, striate, the nerve disappearing be- 

 yond the middle ; fruitstalks smooth ; capsule oblong, curved, cer- 

 nuous ; lid with a long subulate point. 



Hab. Woods and mossy banks, common. Spring. 



16. H. rutabulum, stems variously branched, matted; leaves 

 patent, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, sub-serrulate, the nerve reach- 

 ing half-way; fruitstalks rough; capsule ovate ? cernuous; lid 

 conical, short. 



Hab. On walls and banks, very common. Winter. 



17. H m velutinum, stems variously branched, matted; leaves 

 erect, lanceolate-acuminate, subserrulate ; nerve reaching half 

 way ; fruitstalks roughish ; capsule ovate, cernuous ; lid conical. 



Hab. At the foot of walls and trees. Winter. 



