ioo6 CRYPTCGAMIA Al.GJE. 



the crevices, and upon the timber of old houfes, 

 which has been long expos'd to the weather. 



It is only a fine yellow or fulphur-color'd powder. - 

 We have fometimes feen it cover old mofles, 

 which appeared exadly as if they had been 

 powder'd with flour of brimftone. 



It bears fome refemblance to the rudiments or firfl: 

 beginning of the LICHEN candelarius^ but' 

 continues unaltered, without ever forming a 

 cruft, or producing fliields. 



hotryoides BYSSUS pulverulenta viridis. .5^. pi. 1639. 

 ^2' {Billcn. mufc. 3. /. i./. 5.J 



Green Clufter Byflus. Anglis. 



On moid fhady banks, on the fides of ditches, and 

 fometimes upon tiles and wet walls on the north 

 fide of old houfes. VI.— IX. 



It confifts of fmall green globules, heap'd toge- 

 ther in clullers, fo as to form a foft coat or co- 

 vering of a deep green color, appearing a little 

 rough on the furface, like chagrin. The glo- 

 bules, view'd through a microfcope, feem to 

 be fomewhat gelatinous. 



incana 13. BYSSUS pulverulenta incana, farina inftar flrata. 

 % fl. 1639. {Dillen.mufc. 3. /. i. /. 3.) 

 Mealy Byffus. Anglis, 



Upon the bare earth, on Ihady banks ; upon old 



. decay'd 



