202 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
branched (fig. 1) ; branches rising laterally before the stem, which 
also lengthens at the extremity; the tops of the branches when dry 
are incurved like a crozier ; i Same is sometimes the case when 
e plant ” ina . condition. In transverse section the stem 
is elliptic (fig. 15), having a distinct border of three to five rows of 
coloured Asis with thick walls, the cells of the a being Paling 
and thin-walle 
eaves elliptic in shape, 1:1-0°75 mm. long at the end of the 
chief branches, much smaller towards the base of the shoot (fig. 4). 
I e normal form (fig. 2), the leaves are arranged erect on 
llous, H. W. L. 
n the topmost — 7. back margin is entire and strongly 
g d 7) to its insertion (fig. 2) in the stem, 
where va very distinctly entaaeet the stem ll 15). 
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mos il, and consist sseah of one sojooting cell. The cells of the 
sree of the leaf have most distinct walls (fig. 9), and are clearly 
marked by lines into polygonal shapes; they are 16-80 » in 
diameter. With regard to the other cash (fig. 10, 11, and 12), 
indisti othe her 
their walls are indistinct where they touch each , and there 
remains little but ven inside shape showing that they were wider 
and separated by very thick walls. At the base and in the middle 
part ‘of the the = (ig. }2) the cells are much gma 15-20 pu wide 
d 40-75 » long. The surface of the cells is smooth. 
When the surface of a leaf is vowed from above. there is seen 
from the anterior to sar .. margin (fig. 5, 13, and 14), first 
an anterior even margin, then onvex surface, next a concave 
surface, and then the posterior Sinkgits involut 
There are no under 
Antheridia, Seeleecoas er fructification are all as yet unknown. 
On shady rocks amongst Scapania gracilis, Hymenophyllum tun- 
br — &c., at 2000 ft. above the villa age * Dugort, Achill Island, 
Co. o, Ireland, 24 June, 1908. Colld. V. 
a aa —In the genus celta aa female flowers are 
found on very short cokinenian at the e of the stem. 
Mop or for them on the little ‘olin which has been seit 
to 
So F. Stephani, the distinguished hepaticologist, to whom I 
submitted it, writes :—‘‘ The plant which you have sent me is an 
Adelanthus, unknown till now; it is the most inte atta discovery 
which we have received for a long time: the plant is very close to 
orn. 
you are aware, i ntry classic for an ancient flora still one 
there, renting bese in the neighbouring countries. Your new 
plant belongs to a small group of rare species which have the 
characteristics of the hepatics of hot climates. A great many of 
