BRITISH JUNGERMANNIiE. 
(J. dilate. 
of it is marked with a deep line or furrow. In each axilla are two and sometimes three 
anthers *, small, spherical, and when perfect of an olive-green color ; after the discharge of the 
pollen, a reticulated, diaphanous cuticle remains, open and lacerated at the top. The filament 
is about the length of the anther, white, pellucid, transversely striated. In January, ISOS, 
1 gathered specimens of this plant, upon the under sides of the stems and branches of which 
were scattered clusters of minute spherical granules (f. f. 9. 10), whitish, but inclining to 
flesh-colored, sessile, or on extremely short footstalks. These, however, as I was unable to 
perceive any thing resembling the usual reticulated structure ot the anthers of the genus, 
I was (even before I became acquainted with the true male organs) rather inclined to suspect 
were some adventitious substance, in which opinion I am now more fully confirmed. 
Female Fructification terminal upon the branches. 
Calyx (f. f. 11. 12. 13- 14. 15) two-thirds of a line long, obovate, approaching to obcordi- 
form, plane on its upper surface (f. 11) ; from its under surface there is a projecting 
ridge or angle (f. f. 12. 13), widest at its base, which, together with the two angular 
sides of the calyx, form a triangle in a transverse section. The whole is externally 
beset with numerous minute fleshy tubercles ; the mouth is exceedingly contracted, and 
forms a small hollow apiculus, which divides in halves for the emission of the capsule. 
The color is usually a deep purplish brown above, below more or less gieen. 
Germen (f. 17), when arrived at its full size, of a beautiful green color, surmounted 
by a long and slender style (f. 18), dilated at the mouth, streaked longitudinally with 
reddish lines, and transversely with greyish ones. At the base of the germen aie 
attached a few barren pistilla, of a greyish color, swollen at the base. 
Calyptra (f. 16) oblongo-obovate, rather fleshy, whitish, of a compact texture, scarcely 
appearing reticulated. 
Peduncle white, succulent, cellulose, about half as long again as the calyx. 
Capsule (f. 12) spherical, pale yellow brown, bursting into four acute, ovate valves (f. 13). 
The seeds being discharged, the naked extremity of the peduncle becomes visible 
within the capsule, and forms a greyish, semi-pellucid, orbicular base (f. 19). 
Seeds (f. 20) fulvous, spherical, minutely tuberculated, so as to have a spotted appear- 
ance. The spiral filaments (f. 12) consisting of a simple helix , enclosed in an 
extremely delicate, transparent tube, both adhering by their base to the apices 
of the valves of the capsule, where they represent a beautiful tuft or crest on 
each (f. f. 13. 14. 19). 
, Schmidel was not equally fortunate with myself; being unable to discover, or even to guess correctly a the 
situation of, the anthers in this species. “ FlosculUs junior,” he says, “ cahcc et.am jam sans adulto m ejus fundo 
" cuare fere videtur, ibi, ante quam etiam calix adolescat, fecundationem eelebran adeo ut aptculus cahcts detn 
’ q . , a r nll _ _ tvlus est An vero alio mense antea organa mascuhna jam adfuerunt, primordia 
iu , dta0 fccmla.i. jam * loll. Och,..„ 
feminei floscuh fecundantia? An in apice ramorum, q , o r.o 
genituram subministrant ? Siquidem ea in.erdum quasi farinosa vidi per s.ccitatem. Sckrmdel, leones. P . . 
