CRYPTOGAMIA ALGyE. 7^3 



On trunks of trees, rocks, and often upon the 

 ground amongft other mofles, in dry ftoney 

 places, and In woods; on the rocks at the fuoc 

 of Edinburgh cadle, &c. III. 



This differs from the preceding, in being much 

 longer, and more branched, and growing upon 

 ojie another, fo as to form imbricated tutis, of .1 

 dark red or chefnut colour, not adhering dole 

 to, but hanging more loofe and detach'd fron:i, 

 the fubdance on which it grows. 1 he branches 

 are ftill more (lender than the foregoing, but of 

 equal breadth throughout i their extremities ob- 

 tufe. The leaves are extremely minute, Ids than 

 the preceding, and fo clofdy imbricated in a 

 double fcries, as to be hardly dillingu (habic 

 from one another. They are convex on the up- 

 per fide, roundiih, fliining, and their edges de- 

 flex'd ; and concave on the under. 1 he nerve 

 is more vifible than in the preceding, and appe.irs 

 as if jointed on the under fide, being imhriciit.-d 

 the whole length wuli fmall bifid fcales, which 

 is an cflcntial charadlcr of didincflion. 



The frudifications arife at the extremities of ilic 

 branches. The peduncles arc extren)dy Ihort ; 

 the anthera yellowifii brown. 



The colour of the young plants is a dark green, 

 of the adult ones generally a reddiOi bro.vn ur 

 chcfnut. . 



J, furculi'; 



