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SPHiERIA , Hall. * CERATOSPERMUMjMich. * Mono'iciim. Ver- 

 * rwCcE hemifphcericœ cruftaceae , (ub corticibus arborum naf- 

 centes , &: iifclem diftra6tis exCertîe feffiles , extùs confperfae 

 pulvere mafculo mox evanido , intiis ad peripheriam excavatse 

 alveolis minimis numerofis i-fpermis, femine lunulato. Hucre- 

 jerantur Sphccrïa JeJJïles & crujlacecc Halleri. 



LICHEN , T. L. * Lichen. Monoïcus. Masc- Farina frondl 

 infperfa, aut verrucae eidein immerfe , granulosâ turgidse maffà 

 ( ex Heù'w';^. ) mox evanidâ. Fœm. Scutellée feffiles aut fubfti- 

 pitatie , fœpè fubrotundse & marginatée margine integro aut 

 denticulato , inrerdùm lineares oblongée aut convexœ fphœroi- 

 deœ , pulvere fœmineo fœtêe- Plamce. tenejïres aut faxoja aut 

 parafitua , forma plurlmùm var-'ia ; frondes crufl.icecE. , aut coriace(Z 

 complanattz , aut fibrofcc teretes fj:pliis ramofcz ; fcutellcz in fronde 

 centrales aut marginales aut terminales, Species fcyphiferce & frutî- 

 culofœ fcu'ellis convexis fp/iœroideis terminalibus génère pofthàc diflin- 

 guenda, ut & L. fcriptus & congénères quorum tubercida fejjilia U- 

 nearia minima corticibus & foliis arborum etnortuis innajcentia plan* 

 tam ex integro confituunt. 



Obs. Ambiguis innititur fignis caracfirer Algarum qux diîm redlids 

 innotefcent , in duos ncfve pofthàc ordincs difhibuentur. Eyfli Fungis 

 affines i Heparicis Lichenes analogi j iucertior Fucoium cognatio. 



O R D O I I I. 

 HEPATICiE, LES HEPATIQUES. 



J^LOREs monoïci aut dioïci. Organa mafcula grann- 

 lofa aut follicularia, polline aut vifcido humore turgida , 

 folitaria aut fopiùs conferta , nuda aut in perianthio 

 commun! aggregata , feflilia aut rariùs pedunculara. 

 Organa fœminea nuda aut fepiùs perichrotio feu calice 

 monophyllo feffili inftrucla, intrà perichstium folitaria 

 aut plura unico fspiùs fuperftite & csteris feffilibus ,, 

 fingula nuda aut involuta membrand flylifera ad api- 

 eem faepiùs dehifcente, rariùs infrà circumfcirsâ. Cap- 

 ful« totidem uniloculares , mono aut polyfpermae , 

 ' relTîles aut rariùs ftipitatae, nudae aut membranâ ca- 

 lyptrsformi fuprà teclse aut faepiùs eidem circà ftipitis 

 bafim perliftente cinclae. Semina nunc Ixvia nunc 

 crinibus elafticis affixa , in germinatione infrà radi- 

 cantia , fuprà undique exteniilia. Plantulae herbacée , 



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