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of cataravfls ; as on Goatjidd, in Arran^ and 

 many other mountains. 



It forms clofe black matted tufts, from the breadth 

 ' ♦of a (hilling to that of a crown piece, confiHino- 

 of numerous very fine capillary filaments, aboun 

 a quarter of an inch long, irregularly branched, 

 and entangled together, their extremiities be- 

 nerally a little curled or curved. Thefe fila- 

 ments are not fm^ooth and gloiTy, but fome- 

 what rough and opake, and, when moiflened 

 -in water, are of a foft fiexible fubfbance, and 

 dark olive colour, and, being highly macrnified, 

 appear fcabby, or covered over with numerous 

 black green leprous tubercles. We difcern'd 

 no fruftifications. The plant fcems nearly re- 

 lated to the genus of Conferva^ from its delight- 

 ing in wee places, but the filaments cf it^noc 

 being jointed, determined us to give it a place 

 among the Lichens. 



hirtus ioi. L> filamentofus ramofifrimus ereftas tuberculis fj- 

 rinaceis fparfis. Sp. pi. 1623. (Dillen. mufc. /. 



13./. i2.^a) 



Common rough Lichen, without fhlclds. Jnglis, 

 Upon old trees and in hedges frequent. 



It is commonly about two inches, but varies from 

 one to fix inches in height, h generally p^rows 



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