( J . inflat a.) 
Ii R IT1 S I I J u X G E R M A N N I .K . 
dentis apicem, glomerulus, intense rufus conspicitur, qui initio parvus, senslm major 
distinctly granulosus est, granulis subrotumlis conflatus. Haee granula tandem dissol- 
vuntur, et per dentem prius defluunt, tandem per superficiem foliorum discumbunt sub 
forma punctorum rubicundorum. Urnle hsec granula oriantur, distinguere nonduni 
potui. Interdum vesiculae foliorum contigua: et vieinae granulis, vel marginales, ex parte 
eodem rubore perfunduntur, qui in granulis conspicitur. Interdum in ipsis frondibus 
fiosculiferis, in aliquot foliolis supremis, idem hoc ultimum distinxi 
To our countryman, Mr. Hudson, is due the credit of first distinguishing the present, plant, 
which has consequently long been published, though no other author since his time seems to have 
spoken of it of his own knowledge, except Schmidel, who, in the pliice above quoted, has given a 
figure as admirable as is his description. From the former of these, not being myself, at the time 
the plate was in hand, acquainted with the perfect capsule, I have copied the representation given 
at f. 4. Of the species in question being the inflate of Hudson I can speak with certainty, having had 
the opportunity of comparing it with his original specimens, and being also furnished with others, 
which Dr. Swartz gathered in England, when in company with its discoverer. In Germany, according 
to Schmidel, this plant seems to be not uncommon, and in Sweden it is no less abundant than it is in 
Britain. Dr. Swartz informs me that it grows amid the exhalations arising from the copper-mines at 
Falilun. “ E collibus excelsis,” he writes upon the cover of one of the numerous specimens that he 
has communicated to me, “cuprifodiam Fahlunensem adjacentibus, ubi Flora pauperrima ob exha- 
lationes metalli fusi.— Nulla alia sui generis ibi invenitur quhm liaec qua in declivis uliginosis supra 
terrain crescit.” In this situation J. injiala seems to flourish, though it is destitute of fructification. 
The singular form of the full-grown calyx of this plant, and the obtuse segments of the leaves, 
together with the deep olive or almost black color, are marks by which J. injiata may be known 
from every other: and after the accurate character given of it by Hudson, and the elaboiate 
description and figure by Schmidel, it is not a little remarkable that Roth should suppose it could 
possibly be a variety of J. incisa! His words are “Huic (J. incisa-j proxim'e accedit, nisi eadein sit, 
J bicrenata, Schm. Habitus totius plantaj sane idem cum nostra, quamvis folia constanter bisecta 
dicantur, quae in nostra: regionis plantis nunc bi-nunc et plerumque trifida observantur. FI. Germ. 
hi. p. 382. Withering, too, has fallen into an error no less striking, since lie has made it his var. 2 
of J. bidentata (our J. heteruphy llaj . To this mistake he was probably led by Schmidel’s quoting 
erroneously (though he has done it doubtfully) the Dillenian species, t. 60. f. 12. 
Schmidel has noticed more than one fertile germen within the calyx, a peculiarity that is not 
confined to this species. I have remarked it in J. emarginata ( see t. xxvii.) and in J. reptans. 
The fructification of J. inflate, in a perfect state, seems to be very rare, but the calyces are 
extremely abundant; and these, like the sterile calyces of J. ventricosa, are broken off' with the 
slightest touch. 
* A variety of Jungermannia excise has lately been found by my friend, Mr. Francis, having gemma- so like 
those that are here described by Schmidel, that, were it not for the established accuracy of that author, I should 
almost be led to suppose that he may have confounded the two. The color of the foliage in both is very srmtlar. 
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