Rev. W. A. Leigliton on the Genus Ramalina. 127 



and elongated extremities of the lacinice ; receptacle rugose he- 

 neath ; spores 8, colourless, elli])soid, straight, 1-septate ; sper- 

 mogonia in pale or colourless receptacles. 



On trees. 



Syn. Loharia calicaris, HfFm. Fl, Germ. 139. R. fastigiata, 

 var. calicaris, Acli. L. U. 604, Syn. 297. B. calicaris, var. 

 canah'culata, Fr. L. E. 30. R. calicaris, Nyl. Mon. Ramal. 33 j 

 Leiglit. Lich. Fl. G. B. 92. 



Fig. Dill. t. 23. f. 62, A, b ; Moris. 3. § 15, t. 7. f. 5 ; Ach. 

 Act. Holm. 1797, t. 9. f. 1, i. 



JEJxs. M. & N. 452 ; Mudd, 44 ; Welw. Lusit. 42. 



Geog. distrih. Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South 

 America. 



England. Airyliolme woods !, Ayton, Yorkshire, Mr. Mudd] 

 Oswestry!, Shropshire, Rev. T. Salweijj Shropshire generally! 



Scotland. Ayrshire !, Mrs. Dohie ; Johnstone Hill, Forfar !, 

 Dr. Gilchrist. 



Wales. Llandrindod !, Radnorshire, Rev. T. Salwey. 



Var. suhanipliata, Nyl. Lacinice of thallus broader and 

 more dilated, similarly to R. fraxinea, longitudinally nervoso- 

 rugose, lacunose and canaliculate ; apothecia marginal and 

 terminal ; receptacle rugose ; sjyores straight. 



On trees. 



Syn. Nyl. Mon. Ramal. 34 (1870). 



Fig. Ach. Act. Holm. 1797, t. 9. f. 1, G, K. 



Exs. Anzi, Lich. Ital. Sup. 63 ; Anzi, Langob. 419. 



Geog. distrih. France, Portugal, Algeria, East Indies. 



England. Yorkshire !, Mr. G. Dixon. 



Var. sidrfastigiata, Nyl. Similar in general appearance to 

 R. fastigiata) apothecia terminal', receptacle rugose; spores 

 straight. 



On rocks and trees. 



Syn. Nyl. Mon. Ramal. 34 (1870). 



Fig. Ach. Act. Holm. 1797, t. 9. f. 1, h. 



Exs. Welw. Lusit. 44 ,• Mandon, Mad. 24. 



Geog. distrih. France, Portugal, Madeira, North America. 



Ireland. Rocks near Coachford, 11 miles west of Cork!, 

 Mr. Carroll] near Fermoy !, Mr. Chandler, 



Wales. Lhmdrindod !, Rev. T. Salwey. 



3. R. farinacea (L.). Whitish, pale straw-coloured or glau- 

 cescent, erect, subrigescent, dichotomously branched; lacinice 

 linear, elongated, nndulato- attenuated at the apices, comjyressed, 

 plane and polished, sometimes sublacunose, canaliculate, ivith 

 white, ohlong, more or less ronfiuent soredia on the edges ; cor- 



