96 THE HEPATIC^ OF WARWICKSHIRE. 



A.pinguis Dmrt. Jungermaiuiia pinguis L., Hook. Marshy and moist 

 places, local. Near Iron Wood, Olbury, near Atlierstone in good 

 fruit April, 1870. Olton, near Mill Pool ! Eowington Canal bank ! 

 Marsh, near Packington ! April. 



Purton states that this plant is common]; such, however, is not my 

 own experience. 



Pellia epiphijlla Corda. Jungermannia epiphylla Hook., Purt. Wet, 

 shady banks, drains, bogs, &c. Very frequent, and fruiting abun- 

 dantly. March, April. 

 Purton considered this plant rare. I lind it in all the woods near 

 Alcester, where he resided. 



P. calycina Nees. Jung, cpiphiilla, c. furcigera Hook. On moist, marly 

 banks, very local, if not rare. Abundant on Rowington Canal 

 bank ! near Bentlcy Park ! near Shustoke ! April. 



Litnularia cruciata Dmrt. L. vulgaris Cooke. Moist banks and stone 

 work, local. Abundant ou stonework bounding Waterworks 

 Keservoir, Aston ! Suttou Park ou banks of streams ! Barren. 



Marchantia pohjmorpha Lin. Moist banks and in drains, frequent. On 

 burnt heath land, Sutton Park, abundantly in fruit ! Waterworks 

 Reservoir, Aston ! Shustoke ! and abundant on pots in Tropical 

 House, Aston Lower Grounds. June, July. 



Preissia hemlsphcrica Cogn. P. commuiata Cooke. Marchantia lieinis- 

 jjlierica Hook. Banks of streams, rare. Stream near Blythe 

 bridge, Solihull ! Barren when found, but fruited when grown in 

 fern case. 



Conocephalus conicus Dmrt. Marchantia conica L., Hook. Fcgatella 

 conica. Corda., Cooke. Side of streams, damp banks, die., frequent, 

 local in fruit. In fruit Sutton Park, near Bird-in-Hand, Heuley- 

 in-Arden. March. 



Anthoceros jjunctatus Lin. Marly and sandy fields, local or overlooked, 

 " In a stubble held at Kiuwarton." (Purt.) Field by Brown's Wood, 

 Solihull ! stubble field, near Old Pax-k Wood, Leek Wootton. 

 abundant ! stubble held at Wishaw, abundant ! October, March. 



A. IcBvis Lin. A. major Purton. " Moist, shady places, rare. Arrow, 

 August 11th, 1812." (Purt.) 



Riccia glauca Lin. Marly and sandy heaths. "Rare, Kinwarton, 

 Salford," (Purt.) Local, field by Brown's Wood, Solihull. 

 Stubble fields at Wishaw ! and Leek Wootton ! abundant. Coles- 

 hill Heath ! &c. Winter and spring, 



R. glaucescens. Carr. Banks rare. On new railway embankment, Sutton 

 Park. March, 1879, 



RicciellafluitansAl.'BrajUn. Riccia fluitajis Hook., Fnvt., Cooke. On the 

 mud of pools and also floating, rare. " In a pond upon Alne 

 Hills," Purt., Arbury Park, T. Kirk, Coleshill Pool ! Barren. 



