stipules entire, antical lobes of bracts serrate, and smooth perianth.
From F. germana Tayl. and F. microphglla (Gott). See
notes with those species.
D e s c r ip t io n op P la t e I .—Fig. i. Plants natural size. 2.
Portion of stem, antioal view x 24 (C. and P. Hep. Brit. n. 48).
3. Ditto, postical view x 24 (ditto). 4. Leaf x 24 (ditto)
5, 6. Antioal lobes of leaf x 24 (ditto). 7. Postical lobe of leaf
x 85 (ditto). 8. Leaf and stipules x 24 (Loch Lomond, Gourlie)
9. Portion of leaf x 290 (C. & P. n. 48). 10-12. Stipules x 24
(ditto). 13. 2nd sub-bracts and sub-bracteole x 24 (Loch
Lomond, Gourlie). 14. Sub-bracts x 24 (ditto). 15. Bracts
x 24 (ditto). 16. Bracteole x 24 (ditto). 17. Perianth x 24
(ditto). 18. Cross-section of perianth x 24 (ditto). 19. Perigonial
bracts and bracteole x 24 (Croatia, Klingraff).
2. FruU ania mierophylla {GoUsche), Pears.
FrulUnia Tamarisci (L.) yar. mierophylla, Gottsche ex Carrington in Trans Bot
Soo. Bdin. vii. 457 (1868).
Frtdlania mierophylla (Gottsche) Pears, in “ Journ. of B ot.” (1894).
Exsicc. Gottsche & Eabenh. Hep. Bur. n. 209 <fc 686 ; Carr. & Pears. Hep Brit
Base, li, n. 137. ^
Dioicous, shallowly ciespitose, small, reddish-brown to brownish-
black. Stems procumbent, dichotomously branched or pinnate,
radiculose ; rootlets fasciculate, dirty white, produced from base of
sLpules. Leaves incubous, closely imbricate, horizontal, unequally
bilobed, antical lobe crossing the stem, convex, broadly oval,
rotundate, postical lobe about three times smaller, saccate, oval,
erect with apex inclined towards the stem ; epidermis slightly
polished; cells small, 4-, 5-, and 6-angled: walls thick ; leaves
crossed obliquely by a line of slightly larger and darker moniliform
cells. Stipules approximate, nearly twice as broad as the
stem, oval, ovate or obovate, bifid to about the middle ; sinus sub-
acute; segments obtuse, subacute or acuminate; margin entire.
Bracts about twice as large as the leaves, unequally bilobed;
antioal lobe oblique, acute ; margin serrate-dentate; postical about
two-thirds smaller, subrhomboid or broadly lanceolate, acute or
acuminate, irregularly serrate-dentate, sometimes with a large
segment on the inner margin near the base; bracteole oval, bifid
to nearly the middle ; sinus obtuse ; segments lanceolate, acuminate
; margin serrate-dentate. Perianth projecting about half
beyond the bracts ; antical side carinate ; postical smooth, convex ;
epidermis smooth ; cells similar to leaf-cells, only with the dark
ones irregularly dispersed; apex slightly rostellate. Capsule
subspherioal; valves with seven trumpet-mouthed elaters attached
to each, unispiral. Male stems irregularly bipinnate; catkins
small, on short lateral branches, globose ; perigonial bracts 2-3
pairs, turgid at the base, unequally bilobed ; antical lobe broadly
oval; postical rather smaller, oval; antheridia with long bearers,
subglobose.
D im e n s io n s .—Stem J - f in. long, with leaves '6 mm. wide ;
diam. of stem, '075 mm.; leaves, antical lobe, '35 mm. x '275
mm., postical lobe '175 mm. x A mm., antical '35 mm. x '25
mm., postical -15 mm. x -f mm., antical '45 mm. x '3 mm.,
postical -2 mm. x '15 mm.; cells '02 mm., -0175 mm., '02 mm. x
•0175 mm. ; stipules ’2 mm. x '125 mm ; segments ‘l l , ’275 mm.
X -175 mm.; seg., -15 mm,; bract, antioal lobe ’75 mm. x •4mm. ;
postical -5 mm. x '25 mm.; bracteole '4 mm. x -25 mm.; seg."
•225 mm., -275 mm. x '15 mm.; seg. 125 mm.; perianth LO
mm. X '5 mm., 1‘25 mm. x '55 mm.; valves of capsule "3 min. x
•275 mm.; elaters -225 mm. x '02 mm.; diameter of pedicel
•3 mm.; male catkins '4 ram. x ‘4 mm.; perigonial bract, antical
lobe -4 mm. x -275 mm.; postical '3 mm. x ’175 mm.; antheridia
‘125 mm. x ‘I mm.
H a b . On smooth face of rocks and on trees in exposed
or shaded places, mostly near the coast, in shallow patches,
closely attached to the rooks or trees. Bare. 1. The Lizard,
W. Cornwall, W. Curnow, July 1883. St. Mary’s, Soillyi
W. Curnow, July 1872. 7. Barmouth, Merioneth, fV. H. P.,
June 1878. 10. Ingleton, Yorks, TFebster and Pearson, May 1893.
South of Ireland, Old Weir Bridge, Killarney, Carrington, 1861.
Glengariff, Carrington, 1861, G. E. Hunt.
O b s .—For several years I have considered FruUania Tamarisci