836 CRYPTOGAMIA ALGyE. 



It grows upon all forts of trees, but is generally 

 raoft white and hoary on the floe and old plumb- 

 trees, or upon old pales. 



This is the mod variable of the whole tribe of 

 L.ichcns, appearing different in figure, magni- 

 tude and colour, according to its age, place of 

 growth, and lex. 

 • The young plants are of a glaucous colour, flightly 

 divided into (mail acute crefted fegments. As 

 they grow older they are divided like a flag's 

 horn, into more, and deeper fegments, fome- 

 what broad, flat, foft, and pitted on both fides, 

 the upper furface of a gkucous colour, the un- 

 der one white and hoary. 



1 he male plants, as Linnaus terms them, arc fliort, 

 feldom more than inch high, not hoary on the 

 under fide, and liave pale glaucous fhields, fitu- 

 attd at the extremities of the fegments, Hand- 

 ing on fliort peduncles, which are only fonall, 

 fiiif portions of the leaf produced. 



The fcm.ale fpecimens have numerous farinaceous 

 tubercl<is both on the edges of their leaves, and 

 the wrinkles on their furface. 



The pulverized leaves have been ufed as a powder 

 for the hair, and alfo in dying yarn of a red 

 colour. 



junipermus L. foiiaceus laciniatus crifpus, fulvus, peltis livi- 

 48. dis. Sp.pl. 1 614. {Dillen. miifc. t. 24./. '](i. qui 



h, pariitimts efi^ buic valdejimilii.) 



Common 



