BY REV. F. E. M. WILSOK 161 



3. Peltigera, Acli. 



Thallus membranaceous, lobate, fragile, cortical layer not 

 continuous on the under surface, and there generally nerved 

 and rhizinose. Apothecia marginal on upj^er surface of 

 thallus. ^Spores 8, colourless or slightly fuscescent, fusiform, 

 3 to 5 to 7 septate. Stratum gonidiale of granula gonima. 



1. P. cani7ia, L., cinerascent or cinereopallescent, opaque, 

 more or less longitudinally lacunoso impressed, adpresso 

 tomentellose, rotundato lobate, under surface longitudinally 

 adpresso albo tomentose, with prominent pale anastomosing 

 villoso tomentose nerves extending to the very margin, and 

 clothed with tufts of pale rhizinse. Apothecia fuscous or 

 fusco rufous, adnate, margin nearly entire, back of receptacle 

 uniformly tomentose, alaiost sub-furf uraceous. Spores 3 to 5 

 septate, "066 to -07 x -0045 mm. 



Hab. on mossy earth, Stuart, Hmpe. 



Var. me?nbranacea, Ach., thallus thinner, more glabrous. 



Hab. Mount Wellington, Brown, Cr. 



2. F. spuria, Ach. = F. caiiina, var. pusilla, Fr. of Hooker, 

 cinereo virescent, small, digitato lobate, lobes ascending, 

 smooth, glabrous in lower part, adpresso tomentellose upwards 

 towards the apothecia, under surface whitish, with thick 

 coarse spongioso tomentose nerves, and interstitial longitudinal 

 whitish lacunae. Apothecia fuscous or rufo fuscous, roundish, 

 margin irregularly crenulate or denticulate, back of receptacle 

 densely irregularly spongioso tomentose. Spores aciculari 

 fusiform, 3 to 7 septate, -056 to -075 x -0035 to -0045 mm. 



Hab. on earth. Southj^ort, Stuart, Hook. Fl. Tasm. ; Nyh 



3. F. polydadyla, Hffm., glauco pallescent or pallido 

 fuscescent, digitato lobate, lobes ascending, glabrous and 

 shining, smooth or obsoletely impressed, underneath with 

 thick coarse spongioso tomentose fusco nigricant anastomosing 

 more or less flattened nerves, and interstitial whitish lacunae. 

 Apothecia fuscous or fusco rufescent, longitudinal revolute 

 margin irregularly crenulate, back of receptacle sub-verrucoso 

 tomentose. Spores attenuate fusiform, 3 to 7 sejDtate. 



Hab. on mossy earth. Archer, Laurence, Stuart, Hooker^ 

 Hook. Fl. Tasm.; Ulverstone, St. Mary's Pass, Mount Wel- 

 lington (and Weymouth) ; and Launceston, and Crag Creek, 

 and New Town Falls, Bastow. 



4. F. horizontalis, L., pale or pallido fuscescent or glauco 

 pallescent, rotundato lobate, glabrous, smooth or slightly 

 impressed, shining, margin sinuato crenate and slightly undu- 

 late, underneath with pale brown and fuscous black coarse 

 flattened anastomosing or confluent nerves, and interstitial 

 white lacunae. Apothecia fuscous or fuscous black, rotundate 

 or elliptical, plane, horizontal, margin irregularly crenulate. 



