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PLcell.fol. 13. HEPATIC^. 317. Sph^rocarpus. 681
III. 317. SPH^ROCARPUS Micheli. Ball-fndt.
Calyx on the upper surface of the frond, topshape,
tip truncated, perforated.
2-valved ;
Sphcerocarpus Michelu. Micheli' s ball-fndt.
Tlialliis nearly orbicular; fruit crowded together.
Spliaerocarpus terrestris minima, Slic/ieli N. Gen. PI. 4, 1.
SpliEerocarpus terrestris, Eng. But. 299.
Targionia Spliaerocarpus, Lin. S. P. 1603.
In clover fields on sandy loams.
C. Anthoceride^. Male. Anthers sunk in the thalius.
Fem. solitary; calyx tubular, 1 -leafed, tip cut; capsule -pedjcelled,
linear, 2-valved ; seeds and elaters numerous, entangled
together; OT-f^OTwey cupshape, sunk.— Frondose.
IV. 318. ANTHOCEROS. Micheli. Flower-horn.
Calyx tubular; capsule linear, 2-valved.
1 Anthoceros punctatus. Dottedflower- ho7-n.
Thalius undivided, sinuated, edge waved.
Lichenastriim gramlneuiii pediculo et capitulo oblongo, bifurco, Dillen
in Rail Syn. 109, ].
Anthoceros punctatus, Lin. S. P. 1606 ; Engl. Bot. 1537.
On moist sandy heaths ; perennial ; August to April.
2. Anthoceros IcBvis. Smooth flower-horn.
Thalius undivided, flat, edge scarcely waved.
Anthoceros lajvis, Lin. S. P. 1606; Engl. Bot. 1538.
On damp shady places.
3. Anthoceros multifidus. Many-cut flower-horn.
Thalius bipinnately cut, lobes linear.
Anthoceros multifidus, Dickson Crypt. 3, 13.
On damp shady places.
D. Marchantiade^e. Male. Anther oblong, imbedded
in a flat, sessile or pedimcled fleshy disk. Female. Receptacle
peduncled, peltate; fmet ificatio?i under the recep-
tacle; calyx tubular, 1-leaf or 0; capsule slightly pedicelled,
4 to 8-valved or toothed; seeds globular; elaters narrow at
each end ; helices double ; buds lenticular, variously enclosed
in origomes. Plants frondose, networked, areoles
ending in a pore at the top.