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



tical layer filamentose ; medulla K — ; " apothecia testaceo- 

 pallida vel glaucescentia, receptaculo iufra leevi ; spora3 ellip- 

 soideo-oblongffi vel fusiformi-ellipsoideffij rectte" (Njl. Mon. 

 35) ; spermogonia in pale or colourless receptacles. 



On trees and palings. 



I have never seen any specimens in fructification. 



Sjm. Lichen farinaceus^ Linn. Fl. Suec. ed. 2, 1089. R. 

 farinacea, Ach. L. U. 606, Syn. 297 ; Nyl. Mon. Ramal. 34; 

 Leight. Lich. Fl. G. B. 93. 



Fig. E. Bot. t. 889; Ach. Act. Holm. 1797, t. 11. f. 1. 



Exs. M. & N. 356 ; Anzi, Etr. 6 ; Anzi, Ital. Sup. 67 ; 

 Schffir. 494 ; Mudd, 45. 



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

 rica, Polynesia, Australia. 



England. Norfolk, Rev. H. Bryant ; Clapham Park Wood, 

 Bedfordshire, Rev. C. Abbot ; near Newton ! and Kildale !, 

 Cleveland, Yorkshire!, Mr. Mudd- Oswestry!, Shropsliire, 

 Rev. T. Sahvey ; Thirsk !, Yorkshire, Mr. Baker ; Shomere 

 woods !, Haughmond Hill !, Shropshire ; Dinmore Wood !, 

 Herefordshire. 



Scotland. Balthayock woods !, Perth, Dr. Lindsay ; Ayr- 

 shire !, il/rs. Dobie. 



Ireland, Fermoy !, Mr. Chandler. 



Wales. Glynn, near Capel Curig ! 



Very variable ; many forms, minute in size, frequently 

 occur, but scarcely worth distinguishing. 



4. R. fraxinea (L.). Pale straw or yellowish, or glaucescent, 

 pendulous^ straggling^ subrigescent ; lacinige compressed, more 

 or less broadly applanato-dilatedj lacunose, longitudinally ru- 

 gose or nervose, elongated and attenuated at the apices ; cor- 

 tical layer filamentose ; medulla K — ; apothecia large, mar- 

 ginal and superficial^ brownish-yellow or glaucescent ; recep- 

 tacle rugose or plicato-rugose ; sp>ores 8, colourless, oblong, 

 curved^ 1 -septate ; spermogonia in pale colourless receptacles. 



On trees, very common. 



Sjm, Lichen fraxineus^ Linn. Fl. Suec. ed. 2, 1091. R. 

 fraxinea, Ach. L. U. 602, Syn. 296 ; Nyl. Mon. Ramal. 36 ; 

 Leight. Lich. Fl. G. B. 94. 



Forma typica tceniafiorniis, Ach. Lacinice moderately di- 

 lated, very much elongated, attenuate at the base and apex, 

 longitudinally rugose or nervoso-plicate. 



Syn. R. fraxinea, var. tcenioiformis, Ach. L. U. 603 ; Nyl. 

 Mon. Ramal. 37. 



Fig. E. Bot. t. 1781 ; Westr. Faergh. t. 12, c. 



Exs. Anzi, Ital. Sup. 60, and 59, A, b, d; Mass. Ital. 117 ; 



