CRYPTOGAMIA ALG^. 8ii 



Yellow ftrinacfOLis or cruftcd Lichen. And's. 

 Upon walls and rocks comnion, and upon boards 

 and old pales. 



«• Of this there are two varieties. The firfl has a fa- 

 rinaceous cruli, of no regular figure, covered 

 with numerous fmall, greenifli, yellow, or olive 

 fhields. This grows commonly upon old boards, 

 and is that figured by Dillcn. t. 18./. 1 S. B. 



p. The other has a fm.ooth, hard, circular cruu, 

 v^rinklcd and lobcd at the circuinference, which 

 adheres clolely to rocks and lloncs. In the cen- 

 tre are numerous fliields, of a deeper yellow or 

 orange colour, which, as tlicy grow old, Iwell 

 in the middle, and aname the figure of tuber- 

 cles. This is that figured by Dillen- t. iH. /. 

 iS. yf. C and is t!iat named by jiudjon L.. fla- 

 vefcsr.s FL An^. p 445. which \vc are i.iciin'd to 

 think, with that ingenious gentleman, is didincl 

 from the preceding ; but the g'cat and refpe-^t- 

 able names of Dillenius^ Liruiccus^ and others, 

 are againft our opinion. 

 The inhabitants of SiiisliVid, in Szveden^ fcrape 

 this Lichen frofn the rocks, and mix it v/ith 

 their tallow, to make gokkn candles to burn 

 . . on fefiival days. 



L. cruilaceus ex albido vircfccns, fcutellis fiavef- 

 ccntibus, margine albo. Sp. pi. 1608. (Di'len. 

 mufc. t. 18./. J 3.7 



Large yellow-fauccr'd Dyer's Lichen. AngUs. 



Ccrcar. 



