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— virides, laevigatae, subtus albae v. albidae, non 

 venosae, utrinque nudae et opacae, bene evolutae 

 cire. 6-8 mm. longae et superne 4-5 mm. latae, 

 fertiles margine magis integrae; apothecia evoluta 

 1 mm. lata, convexa,fusca, pulveracea, tenuiteret 

 demum obsolète thallino-marginata, nuda,opaca, 

 novella secus marginem distincte hypophylla, se. 

 in pagina ipsa inferioreverticaliter (nec in axi lon- 

 gitudinali loborum) inserta, declinata, evoluta 

 autem fere radiantia et ipsi maigini inserta appa- 

 rent; massa hymenialis nigro-fusca ; asci visi 

 8- spori, tantum 12-17 u longi, elavati; sporae 

 demum e virente fuscae, irregulariter globosae, 

 5-7 f/. latae. — Apothecia subinde seriem 

 formant et quodammodo genus Erioderma in 

 mentem revocant, planta sterilis autem prima 

 fronte cuique ut species Cladoniae salulanda. — 

 Corticola : Rev. W. Colenso (in hb. Kewensi). 



5. Clatbrina aggregata (Eschw.) Mùll. Arg. L. B. 

 n. 589, v. trichophora Mùll. Arg. ; ramillo- 

 rum laleralium cuspides in pilos flaccidos 

 concolores aut demum decolorato-albidos soli- 

 tarios v. aggregatos tenuissime angustatos 

 1/2-I 1/2 mm. longos abeuntes. — Forma pilis 

 insignis, at habitu, colore partium et perforatio- 

 nibus accurate cum planta normali congruens. — 

 Leg. D' Ch. Knight. I 



4. Cladouia alpestris v. portentosa Mùll. Arg. ; 

 C. silvatica v. portentosa Wain. Monogr. Cladon. 

 p. 32 ; C. rangiferina v. portentosa Schaer. 

 Enum. p. 203, e ramillis ultimis rectis valde 

 abbreviatis et validis ad C. alpestrem Rabh., 



