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SYN.—p s ttd a is adiantoides ß . marginatus B r id . Bry. univ. ii, 704 (sec, Schimper).
Fissidens coliinns M it t , in Journ. Linn. soc. Bot. xxi, 55g.
Hab.— Chalk downs among short grass. Fr. 12. Woolsonbury hill (Mitten) !!
Tring (Holmes) ! !
This is the small form alluded to in the Bryologia europasa, and I do not
find the slightest difference in the cells from those of F. adiantoides, which is,
however, more frequently dioicous than autoicous. See M il d e (48 Jahresbericht
d. Schles. Ges. p. 131) 1870.
17. FISSIDENS POLYPHYLLUS Wils.
Ante p. 79- B o u l a y in Rev. b r y o l. 1885, p. 50.
H u s n . M u s c . g a l l . 5 2 , t . i6 (18S 4). M i t t . J o u rn . L in n . s o c . B o t . x x i, 5 5 g ( iS S jJ .
F. scrruiatus Var. folyphyilus B o t t in i Rich, briol. nell'is. d’Elba 32 (1886).
Boulay as well as Bottini regards this species as a northern variety of
r . seyyiilatiis.
T a b . X. A. Fissidens exiiis (Keston, Braithwaite). B. Fiss. pusiiius (Hill cliff dingle,
Wilson), y. Fiss. minutulus (Castle Howard, Spruce). C. Fiss. incurvus (Durdham
iovrns.MissAttwood). D. Fiss. virididus (Ecüeshomne, Holmes), ß . Fiss. fontanus
(Oxford, Boswell). E. Fiss. bryoides (Woodford, Braithwaite). ß . Fiss. Curnowii.
r . hiss, tequendamensis (Tolka river, Orr).
Tab. XL A. Fiss. osmtmdoides (Longfield moor, Nowell). B. Fiss. rufulus (Rigmaden Park,
JJreesen). C. Fiss. serrulatus (Teneriffe and Penzance, Curnow). D. Fiss. cristatus
(Rayngg, Barnes).
T a b . XII. A Piss, taxifolius (Hastings, Braithwaite). B. Fiss. adiantoides (Knutsford moor,
(Penzance Ci‘irnowU^^‘^‘ ‘"^' (Camus), b. Glengariff, (Wilson). c.
T a b . X I I * . A. Fiss. rivularis (Hastings, Holmes). B. E. Fiss. exiguus (Sussex, Mitten). C.
Fiss. viriduhis (Hurst, Mitten). D. Fiss. bryoides ß . (Sussex, Mittcii). F. Fiss.
minutulus (Castle Howard, Spruce). G. Fiss. Curnowii, (Penzance, Curnow). H.
Fiss. incurvas ß . {Ashley, Hunt). I . Astomum mediterraneum ( I s le of M an,/ftz/ii)-
a. Fertile plant, a*. Ditto mag. b. Male. c. Sterile plant. i . Le af mag. ix.
Irans, section. _ laa. Apex and areolation. 2. Perichætium. 3. Male infl. 4.
Bract and antheridia. 5. Capsule. 6. Calyptra. 7. Tooth of peristome.