2. Fertile stem x 16 (Scotland, Original, Hooker). 3. Ditto
(Sweden, Lindberg). 4. Ditto (Yorkshire, Mudd). 5 Leaf x 16
(Sweden, Lindberg). 6. Portion of leaf x 16 (Todmorden,
Nowell). 7, 8. Bracts x 24 (Todmorden, Dr. Carrington).
9. Periantli x 16 (Slogdale, Mudd). 10. Cross-section of periantb
X 16 (ditto). 11. Ditto (Baysdale, Mudd). 12. Perigonial bract
X 24 (495, 0. & It.) 13. Antheridium x 85 (ditto). 14. Jungermania
Goulardii, Husn. x 16 (68, Husn. Hep. Gall.).
5. Jun.germania sphserocarpa, Hook., var. lu rid a {Bum!).
Jungermania hirida, Dum. Syll. Ju n g . p. 50 (1831).
Jungermania nana, Nees Nat. Eur. Leb. 1, p. 317 (1833).
Aplozia lurida, Dum. Hep. Eur. p. 60 (1874).
O b s .—Dr. Spruce writes : “ Jungermania sphcerocarpa. Hook,
is a species I have gathered abundantly both in England and the
Pyrenees, but I have not had occasion to re-examiiie it for many
years. Now, I have gone over all my spliarocarpa and lurida,
and utterly fail to find any specific distinction between them.
The former is larger and often lax-leaved ; the latter smaller and
with more crowded, more transverse, and proportionately wider
leaves; but there is no essential difference.
“ The Jungermania Goulardii, Husn. (of whioli you will have
specimens in his Exsiccata) had been previously gathered by
myself in exactly the same place—the ascent to the Gorge of
Esquierry in the Pyrenees, I t is exactly what we Britons should
call Jungermania sphmrocarpa, with rather broader leaves than
ordinary,
“ L et us come to the conclusion of the matter, which is, I
presume, that J. lurida, or nana, should stand as J. sphcerocaipa,
var. lurida. Other synonyms will doubtless be found in plenty
by those who hunt for them.”
From the examination of numerous specimens from all quarters
obtainable, I quite agree with the conclusion arrived at by Dr.
Spruce, tliat no satisfactory characters can be relied upon to
separate J. lurida, Dum. {Jung, nana, Nees) from J. sphcerocarpa.
What slight differences do exist are owing to either drier localities
or higher altitudes. Typical J. lurida has been named J. spharo-
carpa hy Hooker himself (Scotia, Herb. Hooker).
Jungermania spharocarpa, var. lurida, (Dum.), is usually smaller,
with less erect, fleshy stems; leaves usually darker in colour, pale
brown to reddish-brown, more compressed, crowded, upper ones
along with the bracts broader, lower ones on the contrary oval or
slightly obovate ; cell structure identical.
Jungermania Goulardii, Husn. (68 Husn. Hep. Gall. Exsicc.), is
a smaller form, inflorescence like type monoicous, spores same
size.
Fruits April, May, June.
D imensions.—Stems J to f inch long, '2 mm. to '25 mm.
diam.; leaves IT mm. long x '9 mm. broad, 1’ ram. x '7 mm.,
■9 mm, X '7 mm. ; branch leaves '6 mm. x '5 mm. ; cells ’04 mm.
x -03 mm., '03 mra. x '025 mm., '03 mm. ; bracts 1'6 mm. long
x l '6 mm. broad, 1'2 nim. x 1'6 mm.; perianth 2'25 mra. long
x 1' mm. broad; valves of capsule IT mm. long x '45 mm.
broad; spores '02 mm. diam.; elaters T6 mm. long x ’01 mm.
broad.
H ab.—On wet rocks or in damp places, usually subalpine or
alpine. Bare.
7. Pass of Llanberis, W. Wilson, 1830. Snowdon, W. H. F.
Glyder Vawr, Carnarvonshire, W. 77. P. Tyn-y-Groes, Merionethshire,
C. J. Wild. 8. Marple, G. A. Holt. Woodhead, J. Whitehead
fl W. II. P. Mellor, G. A. Holt. Kinder Scout, Derbyshire,
J. Whitehead. 11. Cleveland, W. Mudd. 15. Mael Tarmachan,
Perthshire, C. J. Wild.
I. Glengariff, Co. Cork, Aliss Hutchins. Kelly’s Glen, Co.
Dublin ; near Seven Churches, Co. Wicklow, Br. B. Moore.
Found on the Continent.
D esciuption oe P late CXXVI.—Pig. 1. Stems natural size.
2. Fertile stem x 16 (Glyder Vawr, W. H. P.). 3. Ditto, with
imperfect perianth x 16 (Mael Tarmachan, C. J. Wild). 4.
Ditto {Jung, nana, N., original, ex lierb. Flowtow, Nees). 5-8.
Leaves x 24 (Mael Tarmaohaii, Wild). 9. Branch-leaf x 24