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NEW AND RARE BRITISH HEPATICR. 
By Symers M. Macvicar. 
RSUPELLA Borcxu (Aust.) Lindb. Sarcocyphus Boeckii Aust. 
in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club, 8, p. 9 (1872). When on Ben Nevis, 
last July, I found a plant on wet rocks near the Red Burn, at 
2600 ft. alt., and near the source of this burn, at 8600 ft., which 
appeared to me identical with this species, after comparing it with 
authentic specimens from Norway. I sent specimens from both 
localities to Herr Kaalaas, who replied that they were certainly 
Ben Nevis plant is a rather smaller form than is usual with 
M. Stableri, as was to be expected from the altitude at which it 
curred. Herr Kaalaas has been convinced for some time of the 
identity of M. jiliformis Lindb. with M. Boeckii. As far as sterile 
s name has several years’ priority over Spruce’s, 
M. Stableri must be considered a synonym. 
M. Pearson1 Schffn. MS. This new species was discovered 
Narpia Brerpiert (Limpr.) Lindb. Alicularia Breidleri Limpr. 
in Jahresb. Schles. Ges. vaterl. Cult. 57, p. 811 (1880). I found 
this rare alpine addition to our flora last July on Ben Neyis, on 
bare moist soil, alt. 8600 ft. It was accompanied with Gymno- 
mitrium varians (Lindb.) and Anthelia Juratzkana (Limpr.), with 
the mosses Polytrichum é, Dicranum falcatum, Rhaco- 
mitrium fasciculare, and R. heterostichum, for the names of which 
