EPHEMEEUM. 143 



turbinate apopliysis, bearing the small cylindrical caps., 

 the whole shaped like the ancient ampulla, lid conical. 

 Mono- or dioicous. 



On dung in peaty places. May, June. 



Tribe xv. DiscELiACEa;. 

 53. DISCELIUM, Brid. 



294. D. nudum, Dicks. Stemless. L. few, ovate- 

 lanceolate, entire^ concave, round the base of the seta, 

 generally buried, seta ^ — 1 inch. Caps, subglobose, 

 reddish, cernuous, small, lid conical, acute. 



Clay banks and beds. February — April. 



Near Manchester; Todmorden, &c. 



Tribe xvi. Fumaeiace^. 



Fam. 1. Ephemerae. 



64. EPHEMERUM, Eampe. 



a. L. nerveless. 



295. E. serratum, Schreb. (Ed. 1, Fhascum, p. 26). 

 StemlesSj leaves lanceolate, erecto-patent, acuminate, 

 serrated^ connivent. Capsule large, subglobose, red- 

 dish, subsessile. 



Sandy banks or fallows. Spring or autumn. 



Var. /3. ANGTJSTiFOLiTJM. " LeaVes narrower, linear- 

 lanceolate, obscurely toothed. Caps, smaller." 



296. E. tenerum, Bruch. Inconspicuous. L. broad, 

 ovate-lanceolate, slightly denticulate at apex, very 

 flaccid. Caps, small, pale yellow. Calyptra conical. 



On the mud of dried-up pools. Winter. 



Weald of Sussex, Mr. Mitten. 



b. L. nerved. 



297. E. cohaerens, Eed. Stemless, very minute. L. 



