heaves (f. 6) more or less closely p la c ed* in a bifarious manne r, generally most distant in
the lower p a rt o f the p lant ; the up p e r ones somewhat imbricated, horizontal, pa ten t or
even erect, frequently concave, occasionally remarkably so (see f. 7 ) , sometimes also plane
o r recurved; they are <li?ided for nearly one h a lf (or ra th e r less) o f th e way down from
th e apex, by iui acute sinus, into two obtuse and s tra it segments. T h e cellules are small,
roundish. T h e color varies from a pale yellow-green (if th e p lan t g row in a much
sheltered spot) to an olive-green, o r a brownish-black.
Pe ríg o a ia í leaves produced a t th e extremity o f tlie p lan t, where they are closely imbricated,
and ventricose a t the base. In o the r respects they exactly resemble th e rest.
Perichætial leaves remarkable in being smaller th a n th e othe r leaves, which they otherwise
resemble. Two or three o f them closely embrace th e base o f the calyx.
M ale pR uC T iF iC A T ioN f. Anthers a r e f o u n d in th e ax illae o f th e p e rig o n ia l le a v e s , o f a sp h e ric a l
fo rm , o f a p a le o lii e -g r e e n c o lo r, r e tic u la te d , s u p p o r te d u p o n a fo o ts ta lk , w h ic h is tra n s v e r s e ly
s tr ia te d , a n d a b o u t e q u a l in le n g tl i to th e a n th e r .
F em a l e F r u c t if ic a t io n te n n in a l , th o u g h o c c a s io n a lly a p p e a r in g latei-a l f rom th e p e c u lia r in s e r tio n
o f a n in n o r a t io n .
Calyx la rg e in proportion to the size o f the p lant, ha lf o r thre e -qua rte rs o f a line long, a t
fii-st nearly spherical, a t len g th pyriform or obovate, ivith a lengthened and tapering base,
above somewhat plicate; its mouth much contracted, and cu t into a few obtuse and
unequally-sized teeth.
P istilla ( f. 1 0 ) e ig h t o r te n in e a c h c a ly x , s h o r t, la n c e o la te , o b tu s e , o f a g r e y is h c o lo r,
lo n g itu d in a l ly a n d tr a n s v e r s e ly s tr ia te d .
Calyptra ovate, reticula ted, whitish, tipped with a sh o rt style.
Peduncle from two to thre e or even four lines in len g th , cellulose, te iinina ted by th e brown,
ovate
Capsule, which is exteriorly slightly furrowed, and opens in to fo u r equal, or (according
to Schmidel) three, variously ja g g ed , valves.
Seeds and spiral filaments o f a fulvous brown colorj:; th e fo rm e r spherical, th e la tte r
composed o f a double helix, and continuing attached to the margins o f th e vali es in a
pectinated manner, as we ll as to th e centre o f th e cajisule in a pencil o r tuft§.
As th e learned author o f th e leones has alone been so fortunate as to discover gemmæ upon this
plant, I shall offer no apology for transcribing his account o f them, in order to render my
description the more complete. “ S unt dein aliæ frondes, quas Novembri mense potissimum
depreiiencli, ante quam au t flosculi eiaimpunt, a u t pauciores saltern p u llu lan t; quæ semper
denso foliomm ordine imbricatæ sunt. In his copiosè, ad interioris plerorumque foliorum
• Upon the innovations they appear to be aiways very distantly placed, and smaller than thç rest.
+ i have only become acquainteti with the male fructification since the engraving was completed.
I Schmidel says they are sometimes mixed with white. “ Vasculum recentèr ruptum, magnam copiara pnlvcris
-eontinet ex fulvo fasci intensissimi, sphærici, qui cohæret filis tenerrimis, serpentino ductu crispatis, nigricantibus,
aut interdum albo mixtis, inordinailm positis.” leones, p . 249.
§ Schmidel, leoîies, p . 249. “ Si vasculum rurapitur, magno cum Ímpetu ejlcitur pulvis : circa centrum vasculi
vero maxima pars filorum s. funiculorum, eo escusso, adhuc restât penicilli divergeniis formà, e t disco valvularum
etiam, pars eorum sparsìm adiiæret. Tandem omnia dcjiciuniur, et sola testa rc sa t valvularum. Poslromo pcdunculua
marcescif, e t declinans procumbit, ex quo calix in medio fovea impressa desedit.’’
dentìs apicem. glomerulus, in ten si mfiis consplcitur, qui initio p a rru s , seosìm major
distinct!! granulosus est, granulis subrotundis conflntns. Haic gran u la tandem dis.sol-
vu n ta r, c t pe r dentcm prius Jefluuut, tandem pe r superEciem foEornm discumbunt sub
forma punetomm rubictmdorum. Undc baie granula o riantur, distìnguere uondum
potai. In te rd um vesìeulai folioram contigua! e t »iciniE granulis, vcl marginalcs. ex pari«
eodem rubote perfu n d u n tn r, qui in granuKs conspicitnt. Interdum in ipsis frondibus
iiosculiferis, iu aliquot foiiolis supremis, idem hoc u ltim um distinxi
To o u r countryman. Mr. Hudson, is due th e credit o f first distinguishing th e pre sent plant,
which has consequently lo n g been published, though no o the r au th o r since his tim e seems to have
spoken o f it o f his own knowledge, except Scl.midel, who, in th e place above quoted, has given a
figure as admirable as is his description. From the former of these, n ot being myself, a t th e time
th e plate was in hand. a « |u a in ted w ith the perfect capsule, I liave copied th e representation given
a t f 4 O f th e species in question being th e injlala o f Hudson I can spealt w ith certainty, having had
the opportunity o f comparing it with his original specimens, and be ing also furnished with others,
which Dr. Swa rtz ga th e red in En g lan d , when in company with its discoverer. In G ermany, according
to S chmidel, this p la n t seems to be not uncommon, and in Sweden it is no less abundant th a n it is m
Britain. D r. Sw a rtz informs me th a t i t grows amid the exhalations arising from th e copper-mines a t
F ahlun “ E coliibus excelsis,” lie writes upon the cover o f one o f the numerous specimens th a t he
h ¡ s eommmiieated to me, ■■ cuprifodiam Falilnnenscni adj.scentibus, ubi Flora paupérrima ob exha-
lationcs metalii f o s i . -N u i l a alia sui gene ris ibi invenitur tiuàm hæc q uâ in doclivis uliginosis supra
tc r r am creseit.” In this situation J . in f ala seems to Oourisli, th o u g h i t is destitute o f fructification.
T h e singula r form o f th e fu lh g row n caly.x of this phml. and th e obtuse segments o f th e leaves,
to g e th e r with th e deep olive o r almost black color, are marks by which J . in fa ta may be known
from every othe r: and a fte r the accurate ch aracter given o f i t by Hudson, and th e elaborate
description and figure by Schmidel, it is n o t a little remarkable th a t Both should suppose it could
possibly be a variety of J . incUa! His words are “ H uie (J . incisaj proximb accedit, iiisi eadem sit,
J Mérmala, Sehra. Habitus totius plantæ sa.ib idem cum nostril, quamvis folia coiistanter bisecta
dic au ta r, quæ in nostræ regionis plantU nunc bi-nunc e t plerumque trifida ob sen a n tu r .” Fl. Gen».
11, p 382 W ithe ring, too, ha s fallen in to an e rro r no less striking, since he has made it his var. 2
o f J . bidentata (our J . beteraphjUaJ. T o this mistake he was probably led hy Selimidcl's quoting
erroneously (though he has don'e it doubtfully) th e Dillenian species, t , 60. f. 12.
Schmidel has noticed more th an one fe rtile ge rra en witliin the caly.x, a peculiarity th a t is n ot
confined to this species. I have remarked it in J . emarsinata (see t. x x v n .) mid in J . reptans.
T h e fructification o f J . in fa ta , in a perfect s ta te , seems to he very rare, b u t th e calyces are
extremely ab u n d an t; and the se , like th e sterile calyces o f J . ventricosa, are broken off with the
slightest touch.
. A v .rie i, of J a . i y . r » ™ « exriw h . . l.ie ly b .so found by my friood. Mi. Fmnok, li.v in - Eommæ .o like
,1,0.0 th ., .r e here d c c.ib e d by Schmidel. th .i, were it oM for the e.i.h li.h ed .c cum cy o f ih .t .u ib o r, 1 should
he ita fo supFO.e rh .l L m .y h .v e co.fouuded .he .wo. The e .io r of .he foli.se iu ho.h ,e w ..m d .r,
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