CRYPTOGAMIA AhGJE. 873 



a few ftraggling fegments annexed. In this ftate 

 the ilalks of the cups become very (lender, their 

 rims are edged with fmall dark brown or blackifh 

 tubercles, fupported on little footllalks, arRi 

 fometimes they are proliferous. 

 At this time the plant afflim.es the appearance of 

 one of the branched Ihrubby Lichens, of the 

 next divifion, and fliews how nearly they are re- 

 lated. 



L. fcyphifer ramofus denticulstus fiiiformis. Sp. pL 

 1619. {Mcris, hijl.p. 632./. i^. t. 7. /. 6. Dnl- 

 Un. mufc. L 14.. f 13. A-E. 



Tall ilcnder Lichen. Jy?glis. 



Upon heaths and mountains frequent. 



The flalks of this are very (lender and fmooth, 

 varying from one to three inches in height, fome- 

 times fingle, and fometimes branched-, of a, 

 grey colour at the bafe, but brownifli towards 

 the top, tubular, and generally growing in cluf- 

 ters. Some of thefe ftalks are fubulate at the 

 top, being young, and having as yet formed no 

 cups. Others are terminated with cups of va- 

 rious fizes, dented on the margin, and tipp'd 

 with dark fuicous or. blackiih tubercles -, which 

 tubercles are fometimes feifile, and fometimes 

 fupported on Hiort peduncles. Very frequently 

 the margins are proliferous, (hooting out feveral 

 narrow fubulate horns, fome of which form 

 again fmall dented cups on their fummits. 



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