GRYPTOGAMIA ALGM. 875. 



'ucmriccfas L, fcyphifer ventricofus ramofiffimus, fcyphis den- 

 •^': ratis tuberculis fulcis. Hi{df. Ft. o,ng. p. 457. 



(Dillen.mufc.t. ir,. f. i-j. A-C.) 

 Branched Cornucopia Lichen. Anglis. 



In woods upon the decay'd flumps of old trees, but 

 not common. 



It is about two inches high, hoary and farinace- 

 ous, and refcmbk's, in miniature, a poHard tree 

 with its lop on 5 the llalk Iwelling at the top, 

 and forming an obfcure cup, v;hich flioots out 

 feveral branches, bearing other cups, which ape 

 repeatedly branched and proliferous, the extrenie 

 ones very fmail, and tipp'd with minute fufcous 

 tubercles, fupported on ihort footftalks. 



Jt is a curious and fingular variety of one of tlie 

 preceding, perhaps of the lalt. 



SfirmilusSz L. fcyphifernmpliciufculus fubventricofus,, cajyci- 

 bus integris. Sp. pi. 1620. (Barrel, ic. t. 1277. 

 /;, I. bona. Diilen. mufc. t. 15./. 14. A-¥.) 



Horned or Skewer Lichen. Anglh. 



On moors and heaths very common. 



This, like the reft, has a foliaceous crufl for its 

 baff, out of vi/hich arife nunierous and very 

 various tubular ftalks. 



In their firft ftate they are very frequently fimp't- 

 and ilibulate, fonictimes ert6l, and fometimes 

 incurv'd like an ox's horn, one while fmooth, 

 another while farinaceous or foliaceous, or a 



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