158 THE LICHEN-FLORA 



3. S. chrysoleuca, (Sm.) ochroleucmis or rohitish-strawcolour, lobato- 

 squamose, squamas firm, imbricate, various in the circumference, 

 lobate plane, crenate or crenato-incised, under surface pale, towards 

 the circumference broadly-nigricant, peltato-affixed ; apotkecia reddish- 

 flesh-colour, moderate, generally crowded ; spores 8, colouiiess, 

 ellipsoid, simple. 



On alpine rocks, rare. 1874. 



Syn :— Smith in Linn. Trans. 1. p. 82. (1791.) Ach. Syn. 189. Nyl. Scand. 131. 

 Fig :— Hepp Sporent. 20. f. 176. Linn. Trans. 1. c. t. 4. f.2, 

 Exs :— Reich. & Schub. 36. Anzi It. S. 157. 158. Hepp 176. 

 Geog. Distrib :- France, Pyrenees, Norway, Lapland, Sweden, Italy, E. 

 Indies. 

 Bot. Pkov :— 16. 



Scotland :— Ben Brecht, Argyleshire. Mr. Paterson. (1874.) 

 " Spores .009—011 mm. long, .005—6 mm. broad." {Nyl. <£• T. M. Fr.) 



4. S. cartilaginea, (Westr.) cinereo-virescent or albido-strami- 

 nmus, opake, cartilaginous, imbricate, multifido-laciniate, lacinios 

 linear, sinuato-flexuose, crenate, under surface whitish ; apothecia 

 carneo-testaceous, or fulvo-testaceous, plane, irregularly lobate, 

 margin pale, persistent, indexed, entire ; spores 8, colourless, ellip- 

 soid, simple. 



On maritime rocks, rare. 1800. 



Syn :— Westring in Nov. Act. Stockh. 307. (1791.) Ach. Syn. 191. Nyl. Scand' 

 132. Mudd Man. 128. 



Fig :— E. Bot. Suppl. 2802. Hepp Sporen't. 8. f. 59. 



Exs :— Zw. 188. Hepp 59. M & N. 1050. " 



Geog. Distrib : — Europe. 



Bot. Pkov:— 7. ..10. 



England :— Yorkshire. Mr. Alexander. (1800). 



Wales :— On rocks on the shore near outlet of Llyn Bodlyn, above Barmouth ! 

 Bet). T. Salwey. 



" Spores .002 to .004 in. long, by .001 to .00125 in. broad." {Mudd.) "Spores 

 .011—16 mm. long, .005—6 mm. broad." (Nyl. <fc T. M. Fr.) 



5. S. saxicola, (Poll.) ochroleucmis or pallido-sulphureo-virescent, 

 cartilaginous, orbicular, appressed, areolato-imbricatocrustaceous at 

 the centre, radiato-lohate towards the circumference, lobes contiguous, 

 plane or subplicate, smooth, crenate ; apothecia pallido-testaceous, 

 or testaceo-rufescent, plane, margin entire or crenulate ; spores 8, 

 colourless, ellipsoid, simple. 



On rocks, not unfrequent. 1785. 



Syn :— Pollich Pal. El. 3. 225. (1777.) Ach. Syn. 180. Nyl. Scand. 133. Mudd 

 Man. 129. 



Fig :— E. Bot. 1695. Hffm. PI. L. t. 16. 1. Mass. Ric. f. 36. 



Exs :— Anzi It. S. 159. 160. Schaer. 332. M. & N. 67. 67. Bohl. 55 Mudd 92. 

 Fries 163. Nyl. Pyr. or. 29. Reich. & Schub. lO.Leight. 145. 



Geog. Distrib : — Throughout the world. 



Bot. Prov:— 1...3, 4, 5.7, 8. ..10, 11. ..15. ..(19— 26— 30). ..31. 



England : — Cambridge. Bev. B. Relhan. Oxford, lir. Sibthorp. C'liffrig" ! 

 Cleveland. Mr. Mudd. Gunnerton Crags near Barnesford ; near Warden Mill ; 

 Uarham and Wark by the Tweed, Northumberland ; near Urpeth ; Cawsey 

 Hall ; near Eglestone and Gainford. Durham. Mr Winch. Kelvedon, Essex. 

 Mr. Varenne. Bedfordshire. Rev. G. Abbot. Twycross Church, Leicestershire. 

 Rev. A. Bloxam. Midland Counties. Mr. Burton. Malvern Hills Rev. W. S. 

 R ufford. Devon. Messrs. Jones <£■ Kingston, Lyth Hill ! Middle ! Bodbury Ring ! 

 Haughmond Hill ! Caer Caradoc ! Shropshire. 



Scotland: — Clova; Reeky Linn : near Brechin; Balbeiichly; Broughty 

 Castle; Hare Craigs; Ninewells; Paddock Stane near Invergowrie. Mr. 

 Gardiner. 



