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Cladonia melanodes, NyL, sp. n. " Podetia nigra cornuta recta 

 (altit. circiter bipollicaris vel circiter 4 centhnetrorum, crassit. 1-2 

 millimetrorum), granulis albidis ininutulis vel subpulvereis (K -f, 

 flaventibus) inspersa, basi squamulis parvis subcrenatis : apothecia 

 non vim. 91 — NyL in lift. 



Inter muscos supra terrara. Island Harbour. 



Only a single specimen gathered. April 18th, 1868. 



C. CORNUCOPIOIDES, f. IXSIGNIS, NyL 



On the ground. Port Famine, Sandy Point (Strait of Magellan). 



A rather beautiful variety with larger podetia and large scarlet 

 apothecia. This occurs also in Capt. King's collection in Hb. R. 

 Brown. 



Cladonia percrassata, NyL, sp. n. " Thallus podetiis crassis 

 finnis (crassit. 3-4 millim.), supra subacuminatis, pro magna parte 

 (strato chondroideo) obscuris, conferte granuloso-squamulosis, squa- 

 mulis albidis vel albido-lutescentibus subcrenatis. Microcarpa (apo- 

 thecia rite evoluta non visa). E. stirpe CL cornucopioidis est. 

 NyL in litt. 



On the ground. Eden Harbour. 



Very sparingly. April 25th, 1868. 



C. sph^erulifera (TayL). 



On the ground. Puerto Bueno (west coast of Patagonia). 



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Only one specimen gathered, but sufficiently well fruited. 



Cladina rangiferina (L.). 

 On the ground. Sandy Point. 



Plentiful, but barren. 

 C. sylvatica (L.) 



On the ground. Sandy Point. 



Sterile. 



C. s., var. pycnoclada, Pers. 



On the ground. Halt Bay, Eden Harbour. 



Very sparingly fertile. Dr. Cunningham observes that it is 

 sometimes a foot deep, forming large and beautiful masses on the 

 surface of the damp ground. 



Cladia aggregata (Sw.) 



On the ground amongst mosses. Huite (Chiloe), Port Otway, Island 



Harbour. 



Common and fertile. In the last of these localities it occurs 

 also in a smaller and sterile condition, which, however, appears to 

 be merely a juvenile state of the plant. 



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