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cate, two-lobed, lobes ovate, acute, denticulate. 

 Perianth terminal, mouth ciliate. 



Jungermannia curta, Mart. Erl. p. 148; Ekart. 

 Syn. Jung. p. 27, t. n, f. 89. Scapania curta, 

 Dumort. Rev. Jung. p. 14; Gott. and Rab. Exs. 

 No. 93, 393, 196, 382; Cooke Hep. fig. 52; 

 Taylor Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin. II., p. 115. 



In old woods on damp rocks. 



Stems subcaespitose, shortened, ascending, the 

 lower leaves much the smallest, rather imbricate, 

 toothed at the apex, the lower 

 lobe obovate, nearly plane, the 

 upper smaller, and acute (fig 

 96). Lower leaves rather square. 

 Perianth terminal, compressed, 

 and fringed at the mouth. 

 9<5. An extremely variable species. 



In Ireland it occurs in a great variety of situa- 

 tions, on stones on mountain sides facing the north ; 

 but its most favourite locality is in old woods on 

 damp rocks. In some states it resembles 5. ne- 

 morosa. 



var. p spinulosa Nees, Gott. and Rab. Ex. 

 196. Shoots longer, erect, recurved at the 

 apex; leaves yellowish green, more closely 

 imbricated; lobes ovate, acute, distinctly spinu- 

 lose-dentate; inferior lobe convex, slightly 

 recurved ; lobule obliquely ascending, half as 

 large. 



y rosacea Corda, in Sturm II., 22, 23, 

 t 29. Erecto-procumbent, claret-coloured, inno- 



