PROTERTIES OF CRYPTOGAMIC PLANTS. llH 



Orcine for it. Anotlier coloring matter is obtained from Lecanora 

 parella, mider the name Parelle, or Orseille d'Auvergne. A 

 principle lias been isolated from some of these called variolarine. 

 M. Eichard, Elements d'llist. Nat. Med. ii, 45. 



Yariolaria lactea, Pers. ( Used in dyeing. Lind., Nat. 

 Lichen laeteics, Linn. ( Sjst. 329. 



Urceolaria. ( (Now a sub-section to Parme- 



Lichen esGulentus, Pallas. ( lia. II. W. P.) 

 In Pnssia, employed as fodder for cattle. M. & De L., Diet, 

 de M. M. 



ParmeUa scrii/posa^ Sommerfelt. f Common nrceolaria. N. 

 TJrceolaria " Ach. -j States to Arctic America. 



Lichen scri(j)Osus^ Dicks. [Tnck. 



Used in dyeing. Lind., Nat. Syst. 329. 



ParmeUa cinerea, Fries. ( Gray nrceolaria. Northern 

 Urceolaria " Ach. ) States to Arct. America. Tnck. 



Used in dyeing. Lind., Nat. Syst. 



ParmeUa coperatce, Ach. ( "Wrinkled snlphur lichen. N. 

 Lichen " ( S. to Arctic America. Tuck. 



A plant under this name, Wade says, is useful to dye wool of 

 an orange color. Plantse llariores, 135. 



Liclien €SGulentus,VaW.. i^i) Tliis plant, allied to the genus 

 Lecanora, is found in the East as a sort of manna, and is used as 

 bread. Eversmann, in Lichen Esculent, Pukasii (Act. Acad. Caes. 

 Cop. XVII. ii. 530) ; Supplem. Vol. to M. & De Lens, Diet, de 

 M. Med. 428. 



Lecanora tinctorius, Fee. It is supposed that cinnabar, or an 

 analogous color, may be obtained from this plant, which is found 

 in Brazil. M. Fee thinks it is the same with the vegetalle cochi- 

 neal analyzed by M. Vauquelin. (Ann. du Mus. vi. 145) ; (Ehr. 

 iii. 5Y9 ; M. & De L., Diet, de M. Med. iv. 107.) 



