44 ACOTYLEDONS. LICHENS. Endocarpon. 

 10. ENDOCARPON. 



Universal receptacle crustaceous, phne, adnate, of some deter- 

 mined figure, or foliaceous and peltate. Partial recept. glo- 

 bose, concealed within the substance of the thallus, and sur- 

 rounded by a simple, thin, diaphanous membrane, with a sub- 

 papiiliform thick orifice rising just above the thallus, and in- 

 cluding a nucleus of nearly the same substance. 



I.E. tephroides, thai 1 us crustaceous submembranaceous spread- 

 ing and subfoliaceous contiguous wavy cracked glaucous ash- 

 co.lour irregularly lobed and crenated at the margin beneath 

 oick somewhat spongy, orifices elevated convex black perfo- 

 rated. Ach. Syn. Lick. p. 98. E. B. t. 2013 (Lichen te- 

 phr.), and t. 1500 (Lichen f us ccllus). 



HAB. On the ground at Burgh-head, in Stronsa, one of the Orkney 

 islands, Mr. Borrer and Hook. 



2. J3. parasilicum, thallus coriaceous convex rounded lobed cop- 

 per coloured at length rugged black and shaggy beneath, ori- 

 fices scattered sunk minute coal-black at length convex. Ach. 

 Syn. Lich. p. 100. E. B. t. 1866 (Lichen parasit.}. 



HAB. On Parmelia omphalodes, at the foot of Ben Nevis, and upon 

 rocks in the hilly moors of Ross-shire, Mr. Borrer and Hook. 



3. E. leptophyllum, thallus cartilaginous foliaceous orbicular 

 peltate brown or greyish the border spread and wavy smooth 

 naked rough and black beneath, orifices of the apothecia very 

 minute slightly prominent black. Ach. Syn, Lich. p. 102. 

 E. B. /.2012 (Lichen leptoph.). 



HAB. Upon rocks on the hill of Kinnoul, near Perth, Mr. Borrer and 

 Hook. 



4. E. smaragdulum, thallus crustaceo-cartilaginous somewhat 

 foliaceous minute subpeltate appressed plane roundish entire 

 yellowgreen, orifices of the apothecia depressed reddish brown. 

 Ach. Syn. Lich. p. 98. Lichen smaragd., E. B. t. 1512. 



HAB. Upon rocks near Sheean Ferry, Mr. Turner and Hook. 



5. E. miniatum, thallus thick crustaceo-cartilaginous foliaceous 

 orbicular peltate greyish spread at the margin somewhat lobed 

 and waved beneath smooth at length rugose and tawny, ori- 

 fices minute slightly prominent brownish. Ach. Syn. Lich. 

 p. 101. Lichen miniatus, E. B. t. 593. Light/, p. 857. 



HAB. Rocks, frequent j as King's Park, Edinb., Light/. Castle rock, 

 Edinb., Maugh. 



6. E. complicatum, thallus coriaceo-cartilaginous lobed greyish 

 beneath brownish black, the lobes nearly erect rounded plicate 

 and convolute, orifices of the apothecia numerous convex 

 black. Ach. Syn. Lich. p. 102. Lichen miniatus, ft. am- 

 philius, E. B. t. 593. y. 2. Lichen miniatus, ft. complicatus, 

 Lightf. p. 858. 



