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THE LICHEN-FLORA 



Tribe I. Caliciei. 



Thallus crustaceous, granulose, or obsolete, yellow or flavo-vires 

 cent or cinerascent or whitish. Apothecia oupuliform, constricted 

 below into a stipes, or sessile. 



I. SPHINCTRINA. Fr. pr. p. D.N. 



Thallus none. Apothecia parasitic on Pertusarice, globoso- 

 turbinate, shining, black, sessile or shortly stipitate. Spores 

 nigrescent, simple. 



1 . S. turbinate, (Pers.) Apothecia subsessile, small ; spores 

 small, globose or subglobose ; iodine pale blue, then obscured. 



On Pertusaria communis, common. 1796. 



Stn : — Calicimim turbinatum, Pers. Fung. 59. Ach, Syn. 56. Nyl. Syn. 142. 

 Mudd Man. 255. 



Fig :— E. Bot. 2520. Nyl. Syn. Lioh. t. 5. f, 1. 



Exs : -Schasr. 6. Leight. 132. Mudd 241. Anz. Ital. S. 46. Reich. & Sehub. 2. 

 M. & N. 366 left hand spec. 



Geog. Distbib : — Europe, Scandinavia, Portugal, France, Algeria, North 

 America. 



Bot. Peov :— 2, 3 . 5 .7.. .10. ..15.. .19. 



England . — Near Guisbro ! Easby ! Yorkshire. Mr. Mudd. Powick, Wor- 

 cestershire. Mr. Lees, near Oswestry, Shropshire. Rev. T. Salwey. Tunbridge- 

 Wells. Mr. Jenner. Sibertswold, Kent. Mr. Holmes. Great Glenham, Suffolk, 

 Guestling. Sussex. Rev. E. N. Bloomfield. Oakley Park, near Cirencester. Mr. W. 

 Joshua. Aymestrey ! Hay Forest ! Herefordshire ; Huglith ! near Church 

 Stretton, Shropshire ! 



Scotland : — Northern parts. Rev. J. M. Crombie. Carse of Gowrie. Mr. 

 Bousie. 



Ikeland : — Blarney, Cork ! Mr Carroll. 



Channel Islands : — Eozel, Jersey, Mr. Larbalestier. 



Wales :— Capel Curig ! Builth ! 



"Spores .001 to .00125 in. diam." (Mudd.) "Spores .003—6 mm diam." 

 (Nyl.) Spores .005-6 mm. diam. 



2. S. anglica, Nyl. apothecia substipitate, on grey thallus ; spores 

 globose, ellipsoid and oblong, moderate, iodine blue. 



On old rails &c, rare. 1805. 



Syn : — Nyl. Syn. Lich. 143. Caliciummicrocephalum, Sin. T. and B. Lich. 130. 

 Mudd Man. 255. 



Fig:— E. Bot. 1865. Nyl. Syn. t. 5. f. 3. 



Exs :— Korb. 203. Rab. 562. Arn. 245. Zw. 285. Th. M. Fr. 72. 



Geog. Distrib :— N. England. N. America. 



Bot. Pbov:— 2...4, 5...8...20. 



England :— Albourne ! Sussex ; Caistor, near Yarmouth. Mr. Borrer. (1805.) 

 Packington. Countess of Aylesford. Twycross ! Gopsall ! Leicestershire. Rev. A. 

 Bloxam. 



Ireland : — Curraghmore, near Waterford. Adm. Jones. 



" Spores .00125 to .002 in. diam." (Mudd.) "Spores .008—013 mm. long. 

 .006—9 mm. broad." (Nyl.) Spores. 009 mm. long, .008 mm. broad. 



3. S. microcephala, Nyl. apothecia sessile, fuscescent ; spores 

 nigricant, fusiformi-ellipsoid, simple, large. 



On Pertusarias, rare. 1869. 



Stn :-5. microcephala, Nyl. Calic. 6. Nyl. Syn. 144. Mudd Man. 256 



Fig :— Tul. Mem, Lich. 1. 15. f. 20. Nyl. Syn. t. 5. f. 2. 



Exs :— Nyl. 5. Hepp 551. M & N. 366. right hand spec, 



Geog. Distrib :— Europe, France, Pyrenees, Ceylon, Madeira. 



Bot. Prov : — 2. 



England :— New Forest, Hants. Rev. J. M. CromMe. (1869), 



