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Jungermannia.] HEPATICJE. 115
Dill. Muse, t.ll.f. 20, and t. 73./. 36.-3. procumbe?is ; stem
procumbent, leaves nearly erect.
Moist banks, especially in a loamy soil, abundant. Fr. March, Apr.
35. J. obtusifolia, Hook, (blunt-leaved Jungermannia); stem
ascending simple, leaves unequally 2-lobed the lobes conduplicate
obtuse entire, the upper ones oblong- obtuse the lower
ones large somewhat scymitar-shaped, perianth obovate, the
mouth contracted toothed. Hook. Br. Jung* t. 26. E. Bot. t.
2511. Lindenb. St/?/. Hepat. p. 60.
Near Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland, Mr. Thornhill. Near
Bantry, Ireland, Miss Hutchins. Buncombe wood, near Cork, and
Delamere Forest, Cheshire, Mr. Wilson. Fr. Apr. May.— Much
smaller than the last, with more obtuse entire lobes, destitute of the
pellucid line, and with perianths not at all compressed. Colour a pale
pleasant green.
36. J. Dicksoni, Hook. (Dicksonian Jungermannia); stem ascending
nearly simple, leaves unequally lobed the lobes condu-
plicate narrow ovate entire acute the lower ones larger, fruit
terminal, perianth ovate plicate, the mouth contracted toothed.
Hook. Br. Jung. t. 48. E. Bot. i. 2591. Hobs. Br. Mosses,
v. 2. n. 90. Lindcnb. Syn. Hepat. p. 62.
Scotland, Mr. Dickson. Castle hill, Kinnordy, and Kerriemuir,
Angus, C. Lyell, Esq. Mountains, near Dublin, Dr. Taylor. Fr.
August.
37. J. minufa, Crantz, (small neat Jungermannia}; stem
erect nearly dichotomous, leaves horizontally patent subconduplicate
the upper ones equally the lower ones unequally 2-lobed
all rather acute, fruit terminal, perianth obovate a little plicate
at the extremity, the mouth contracted denticulate. Crantz.
Hist. Greenl p. 288. Dicks. Or. Fasc. 2. p. L8. Hook. Br.
Jung. t. 4-1, Hobs. Br. Mosses, v. 2. n. 98. /•:. Bot. I. 2281.
Lindenb. Syn. Hepat. p. 62.—Dill. Muse t. 69. /. 2.
Alpine rocks, not (infrequent. Fr. (rare) Spr. and Sum.— A -mall,
but remarkabrj neal growing plant, of a reddish4)rown colour, with the
leaves arranged in a very regular manner. Red gemma- are found in
loose clusters, at the extremity of the foliage, in summer.
-. Scbmid. (notch-leaved Jungermannia); stem
prostrate nearly simple, leaves ovato-lanceolate concave the lobes
very unequal acme Bubconduplicate the lower one a Bharp tooth,
the apex of lie- larger one often two-toothed. Schmul. Ie.
p. 241. t. (12.,/: 2. Hook. Br. Jung. t. 19. Lindenb. Syn Hepat.
/>. 6 l.
Bogg) heaths and moor-, in England and tin.' South t' Ireland. I'r.
unknown.— This is a small Bnd verj curious species, differing in the
structure of it! leaves (a- do the two following) from the rest t" their
division: — Though unequally ami sharph two-lobed, the lobes
hardly be said to be conduplicate. The fructification has never been
detected, but balls of bright red gemma crown the tips of the i
/raves and render thi^ minute plant vci\ COOSpicuOUS.
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