444 THALLOPHYTES 



* SCYPHIFERAE : Podetia passing into a terminal scyphtis, closed with a diaphragm. 



1. C. C^epititia, Floerk. [Turfy']: Thallus cespitose, squa- 

 mulose, laciniate, pale green; podetia very short, glabrous, dilated 

 above, or sometimes wanting ; apothecia fuscous. 



Hob. On mossy rocks, and roots : frequent. 



2. C. pyxidata, Fr. [Box-like] : Thallus squamulose ; pode- 

 tia cartilagineous-corticate, verrucose or furfuraceous, green-ciner- 

 ascent, the scyphiferous ones turbinate ; scyphi cyathiform, dilated ; 

 apothecia fuscous. 



Sab. On the earth. Often sterile. 



3. C. Mltl'Hla, Tuckerm. MS. [Little Mitre] : Thallus of rather 

 thick erectish light-green crenate-laciniate scales ; podetia short, 

 simple, cartilagineous-corticate, verrucose; scyphi obsolete; apo- 

 thecia light-fuscous, symphycarpeous. 



Bab. On dry sterile banks; old logs, Ac. 



4. C. gradlis, Fr. [Slender] : Thallus squamulose ; podetia 

 cartilagineous-corticate, polished ; scyphi somewhat plane ; apothe- 

 cia fuscescent. 



Var. a. verticiUdta, Fr. podetia all scyphiferous; scyphi dilated, plane, mostly 

 proliferous from the centre. 



Var. b. cervicomis, Auct. podetia larger and longer, mostly proliferous from 

 the margin. 

 Hob. On the earth. "Most perfect in high mountains." Tuckerm. 



5. C, fimbrlata, Fr. [Fringed] : Thallus squamulose ; pode 

 tia cylindrical, the membranaceous epidermis deliquescing into a 

 fine glaucous-candicant dust; scyphi cupulaeform, with an erect 

 margin. 



Var. b. radidta, Fr. podetia elongated, subulate; scyphi proliferous-subulate, 

 or radiate-fimbriate. 

 Sab. On the earth. 



6. C. COrnuta, Fr. [Horned] : Thallus squamulose ; podetia 

 cylindrical, subventricose, the epidermis cartilagineous below, 

 membranaceous and becoming powdery-deliquescent above ; scyphi 

 narrow, 'with an incurved subentire margin; apothecia fuscous. 

 Hob. On mossy logs, &c. 



**PERVUE: Scyphi not closed; apices and axils dilated-funnelform, or simply per- 

 forate. 



?. C. sqnaiiiosa, Hoffm. [Scaly] : Thallus squamulose, dis- 

 sected, often pulverulent; podetia branched, lacunose, becoming 

 decorticate and exasperate-squamaceous ; axils pervious, denticu- 

 late ; apothecia cymose, fuscous. 



Var. a. ventricosa, Fr. podetia ventricose : axils and apices dilated funnel-form- 

 Var. b. attenudta, Fr. podetia more slender ; axils perTious ; apices subulate. 

 Sab. On the earth, and among mosses. 



8. C. fiircata, Floerk. [Forked] : Thallus squamulose, some- 

 what dissected; podetia dichotomous-fruticulose, cartilagineous- 

 corticate, polished, greenish-fuscous ; axils and fertile apices per- 

 vious ; apothecia pedicellate, pale, becoming fuscous. 



