162 LICHEN ACEl. [CT-ABONIA. 



brightahire ; Ben Lomond, Dumbartonshire ; Appin, Argyllshire ; Glen 

 Lochav, near Tummel Bridge, and Rannoch Moor, Perthshire ; Clova 

 Mts., Forfarshire ; Countesswells, and Scotston Moor, near Aberdeen, 

 Glen Clunie and Beu-naboord, Braemar, Aberdeenshire ; Ben Nevis, 

 Inverness-shire ; Lairg, Sutherlandshire ; Applecross, Ross-shire. Done- 

 raile Mts., co. Cork ; Side Devis, near Belfast, co. Antrim ; Kylemore, 

 co. Galway. 



Form 1. asotea Mudd, Brit. Clad. (1865) p. 29. Podetia obco- 

 nico-scyphiform ; scyphi proliferous (or aggregate-proliferous) from 

 the centre. Cromb. Grevillea, xi. p. 114. Scyphophora asotea 

 Gray, Nat. Arr. i. p. 423. Bceomyces cocciftrus y. asoteus Ach. 

 Meth. (1803) p. 332. Coralloides scyphiforme, tuberculis coccineis 

 Dill. Muse. 82, t. 14. f. 7 K-M. 



This differs in the form of the podetia, which are often phyllophorous, 

 and in the prolifications of the scyphi, which are sometimes 2-3 repeated, 

 and thus present an analogy to those of C. sobolifera. As observed, how- 

 ever, by Acharius, Syn. p. 269, it grows along with the type and pro bably 

 occurs on the same thallus, so that it can be considered only as a form. 

 In our British specimens the apothecia are generally expanded. 



Hob. On peaty soil among mosses in mountainous districts. Distr. 

 Apparently very local and scarce in N. England, and among the Central 

 and N. Grampians, Scotland. B. M. : Alston Moors, Cumberland. Ran- 

 noch, Perthshire ; Head of Glen Callater, Braemar, Aberdeenshire. 



Form 2. cornucopioides Fr. fil. Licli. Scand. (1871) p. 71. 

 Podetia somewhat short, more or less squamoso-foliaceous ; scyphi 

 proliferous both from the centre and the margins, foliiferous. Apo- 

 thecia conglomerate. Cromb. Grevillea, xi. p. 114. ScyphophonH 

 asotea ft. cornucopioides Gray, Nat. Arr. i. p. 423. Cenomyce coc- 

 cifera /3. cornucopioides Hook. Fl. Scot. ii. p. 63. Lichen cornuco- 

 pioides Huds. Fl. Angl. p. 456 pro parte; Lightf. Fl. Scot. ii. p. 860 

 pro parte ; With. Arr. ed. 3, iv. p. 40 pro parte. Bwomyces cornu- 

 copioidts Ach. Meth. (3803) p. 333. Cladonia coccifera e phytto- 

 coma Florke, Mudd, Brit. Clad. p. 29 : Leight. Lich. Fl. p. 67, eel. 3, 

 p. 62. Brit. E.vs. : Mudd, n. 23 pro parte, Clad. n. 67 ; Leight. 

 n. 375 pro parte. 



In the prolifications of the scyphi this unites in itself the position of 

 those of the type (e.rtetifa) and of form asotea. Its most characteristic 

 mark is the development of the podetial squamules into folioles on the 

 margins of the scyphi, crowning as it were the usually crowded apothecia. 



Hob. Among mosses on boulders and walls in upland mountainous 

 situations. Distr. Rather local and scarce in N. England, S. Scotland, 

 and among the Grampians. B.M.: Wrekin Hill, Shropshire; Battersby 

 Moor and Baysdale, Cleveland, Yorkshire; Alston, Cumberland. New 

 Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire ; Rannoch, Perthshire ; Countesswells, 

 near Aberdeen ; Glen Callater, Braemar, Aberdeenshire. 



Var. jS. incrassata Fr. fil. Lich. Scand. (1871) p. 71. Thallus 

 minutely squamulose and verrucose at the base ; podetia short, ver- 

 rucoso-granulate, simple and gubcvlindrical or sparingly divided at 



