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somewhat resembling the previous three species, but usually 

 smaller, primary squamules not sorediose, podetia first covered 

 with squamules, or granules, and sometimes fine soredia, which 

 later disappear, leaving the cartilaginous translucent surface; 

 podetia simple or sparingly branched. Not rare in the Pine 

 Barren swamps, on decaying wood; found in Wawayanda 

 swamp, may be looked for in similar situations in northern part 

 of our range. 



12. C. coccifera (L.) Willd. This species was found by 

 Robbins & Blake in Maryland, but not by Dr. Evans in Con- 

 necticut, up to 1932. It is listed to suggest that students look 

 for it, most likely in sandy loam, probably near the coast, in our 

 range. 



13. C. pleurota (Floerke) Schaer. (PI. 1, f. 11.) This hand- 

 some species, with red apothecia on the rims of bright green 

 sorediose cups, has been found by the writer at several points 

 in our range, most commonly in eastern Long Island, but never 

 much of it in one spot. One may think he has found the rarer 

 C. coccifera, but pleurota differs in being sorediose, while cocci- 

 fera is smooth. Our usual form is f. decorata (Vainio) Evans, 

 with short podetia, and often rather large red apothecia sessile 

 on the margins. Var. frondescens, with squamose podetia, is 

 reported by Evans in Connecticut and may be found elsewhere 

 in our range. F. decorata is sometimes found among C. chloro- 

 pJiaea and C. squamosa var. levicorticata, m. rigida, in eastern 

 Long Island. Its cups are often sterile, when they might be 

 taken for C. chlorophaea f. simplex, but its bright green color 

 identifies it, C. chlorophaea being a duller green. 



14. C. deformis (L.) Hoffm. (PI. 1, f. 9.) This species has 

 been found once by the writer in our range on Panther Mt. 3760 

 feet, in the Catskills. It is not reported by Evans in Connecti- 

 cut, but is listed to encourage students to look for it. It is com- 

 mon in the Adirondacks and northern New England, in conifer- 

 ous forests, above 2000 or 3000 feet. It may be among north- 

 ern species of Cladonia and other lichens, which, as suggested 

 by Mrs. G. P. Anderson, might be looked for on the higher and 

 more remote Catskill summits, the general flora, of which, 

 above 3500 feet, is largely that of the northern spruce-fir zone. 



15. C. cristatella Tuck. (PI. 1, f. 5.) One of the com- 

 monest, most brilliantly colored and well known of our Cla- 



