«52 CRYPTOGAMIA ALG^. 



This fpccles is not defcribed by Linnaeus. 



L-ete-virens L. coriaccus repens lobatus obtufus glaber laere- 

 62. vircns, fubtiis avenius, li:utellis fulvis, (Dillen. 



mufc. t. 25, /. 98.) 



Lovely- green Lichen, with reddifn fhields. Anglis.^ 



Upon the trunks and roots of trees in moid fhady 

 places not uncommon, and Ibmetimes upon 

 rocks in fhady and mofiy places. 



The leaves are two or three inches long, expanded 

 contiguoufly to the breadth of a man's hand, or 

 more. They are varioufly laciniated, and di' 

 I vided into round obtufe crenated lobes at the 



extremities. Their fubflance is thin, but coria- 

 ceous ; their upper fide fmooth, without pits, 

 and of a fine green colour; the under fide 

 whitifh, or buff-colou r'd, fmooth at the margins, 

 but covered every where elfe with a flight tawny 

 down,, mixed with pale fibrous radicles. 



The fiiields are numerous, of various fizes, and, 

 grow upon the difc ot the leaves. At firfl they 

 appear only like fmall tubercles^ or papilU^ witb 

 a point in the centre. Afterwards they dilatC; 

 and become fon^ie of them i-qd of an inch in di- 

 ameter, of a tawny red colour, furrounded wkl" 

 a greenifli margin, concave at firil, but almofl 

 plain when old. 



Such is the flate of the recent plaat, but, wher 

 dry'd, the leaves change firil to a greenifli afh- 



colour 



