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closely imbricated. Antheridia numerous, oval,
solitary in the axils of the leaves. Fertile shoots
stouter, clavate, erect. Outer involucral leaves
occupying one-third of the shoot, subquadrate, free
from the inner, cleft half way into obtuse pointed
lobes, sinus narrow, reflexed, lobes entire. Inner
involucral leaves connate for two-thirds, trilobate
segments irregularly dentate, one-third shorter than
outer leaves. Calyptra campanulate. Capsule
sphærical, cinnamon brown, pedicel stout, one line
long. Spores irregularly round, 12-1 5ju. Elaters
bispiral, narrowly fusiform.— 7, fig. 84..)
From G. eoneinnatum and G. eoralloides known
by its smaller size, absence of the creamy glaucous
colour, and the scariose margins of the leaves in
those species.
Sub-tribe VII. FOSSOMBRONIEÆ.
Plants foliose, or often frondose. Male
flowers longitudinally marginal ; antheridia
two to five.
G e n u s 3 3 . SCALIA, Gray.
Involucre two-leaved, opposite, conforming
with the stem leaves ; perianth none ; c a ly p tra
free, naked, exserted, elongated, c y l in drical,
longer than the perichæt ium ; capsule
four -valved ; coriaceous, v alve s straight,
bearing elaters at the apex ; elaters bispiral,
persistent .— Gray A r r . B r . P L , p. 705. Spruce
Hep. Am a z ., p. 5 3 1 .
Mniopsis, Dumort. Hep. Eur., p. 120, t. 3,
f. 36.
Sealia Hookeri, Lyell.
Stems erect and seldom b r an ch e d ; rather
long and ir regula r ly- shaped leaves springing
from all sides of the stem. T h e r e is no calyx,
and the hood is f leshy and prominent.
Jungermannia Hookeri, Lyel l. Eng. Bot
I 2555 ; Hook. Brit. Jung. t. 5 4
Sm. Br. FI. V., p. i, 107. H a
plomitrium Hookeri, Ne e s Leberm
513 ; Cooke Hep. f. 14
Scalius Hookeri, Carr. Br. Hep
p. 2, t. I , f. I .
Heaths and damp places. (Fr.
Winter and Spring.)
Crows in small and scattered
patches of a dull green colour.
Creeping at the base, rooting shoots
divaricate. Stems erect up to i inch
long, simple, rarely forked, succulent.
Leaves pale green, distant,
looselyimbricate.nearthe base smaller,
and roundish-ovate, upper ovateoblong,
or tongue-like, obtuse, repand,
or jagged and toothed, sometimes entire,
spreading (fig. 167) obliquely decurrent.
Amphigastria or stipules 167.
smaller, but similar. Texture soft, shrinking when
dry. Involucral leaves resembling those of the
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