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THE LICHEN-FLORA 



5. P. ceuthocarpa, (Sm.) broumish-cream-colour, tartareous, 

 areolato-diffract, areolae convex, undulato-rugose ; verruca sub-glo- 

 bose, conglomerate ; ostiola minute, punctiform, depressed, sub-pap- 

 illate, brownish-black ; spores 2, colourless, ellipsoid, simple ; 

 (thallus Kdeep yellow, then, orange-red.) 



On rocks, not common. 1804. 



Stn :— Smith in E. Bot. t. 2372. (1812.) Turn, and Borr. Lich. Brit. 200. 

 Iridium microsticticum I T. & B. L c. 94. Mudd Man. 271. 



Fig :— E. Bot. 2372. Leight. Ang. Lich. t. 9, i. 4. & t. 10. f. 1. E. Bot. 2243. 



Exs :— Leight. 284. 341. 342. 



Geog. Distetb : — Europe. 



Bot. Pbov:— 5, 6, 7...11...19...23...26...31. 



England : — Pentregaer ! near Oswestry. Rev. T. Salwey. Gunnerton ! North- 

 umberland. Mr. F. Scott. 



Ireland : — Connemara. Mr. Mackay. near Bantry ! Miss Hutching. South 

 coasts. Sir T. Gage. Lough Bray near Dublin. Messrs. Turner <£• Borrer. Carig 

 Mountain ! Dr. Taylor. Dawros river ! co. Galway. Mr. Laroalestier. 



Wales : — Barmouth. Countess of Aylesford. (1804.) Abertygwyn ! Rev. T. 

 Salwey. Hafod, Cardiganshire. Sir J. E. Smith. Anglesea ! Rev. Hugh Dairies. 

 Holyhead Mountain! Manorbeer! near Tenby, Pen-y-rhiw! near Fishguard, 

 Pembrokeshire. Harlech (Jastle ! 



Channel Islands : — St. Brelade's, Jersey. Mr. Laroalestier. 



" Spores .029 to .035 in. long, by .011 to .015 in. broad.' 1 (Mudd.) Spores 

 .170 mm. long, .065 mm. broad. 



6. P. urceolaria, Xyl. albido-cinereous or very pale-yellow, 

 thickish, crustaceous, rugose or isidiose, rimoso-difFract, (K yellow 

 then orange-red) ; apothecia scattered, rugoso-difibrmed, innate in 

 depressed thalline areola; ostiola disciform, plane, black, margin 

 prominent and thick ; spores 1 (rarely 2) very large, ellipsoid, 

 nigrescent (K violet) ; paraphyses thick, much branched. 



On rocks and stone walls, very rare. 1873. 



Snr:— P. spilomantha, NyL in Obs. Lich. Pyren. Orient. 3. in Flora. 1873. 

 p. 70. 



Geog. Distblb : — Eastern Pyrenees. 



Bot. Peov :— 31. 



Channel Islands : — Old wall on the coast, La Moye, Jersey ! Mr. Laroales- 

 tier. (1873.) 



The epispore in this species has a very peculiar granulato-papillate appear- 

 ance and is easily detached from the enclosed spore or nucleus. In one ascus I 

 saw 2 spores. Spores .90mm. long, .51mm. broad. "Spores .150 — .215 mm. 

 long, .065— 90 mm. broad." (Nyl.) 



7. P. dealbata, (Ach.) whitish or albido-ciner ascent, tartareous, 

 granulose or papUlato-unequal, rimoso-diffract ; apothecia in glo- 

 bose pulverulent scattered or aggregated verrucce ; ostiola sub-dis- 

 ciform, pale-brown, thalline margin irregularly lacerate ; spores 2, 

 colourless, ellipsoid, simple ; {thallus K yellow, then orange-red.) 



On rocks and trees, frequent. 



Stn :— Ach. Prodr. 29. (1798.) NyL Scand. 180. Isidium paradoxum ! and 

 corallinum 1 and coccodesl a & /J Turn. & Borr! Lich. Brit 97. 100. 89. 

 Variolaria chlorothecia, Tayl 1 FL Hib. P. syncarpa, Mudd ! Man. 273. 



Fig :— E. Bot. 1541. 1511. 



Exs :— Am. 204. Zw. 289. M, & N. 467. 74. Schser. 236. 237. Hepp 673. 678. 

 Mudd 261. Leight. 320. 



Geog. Distbtb : — France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy. 



Bot. Pbov :— 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...7...9, 10, 11, 12...14, 15...19...26. 



England ;— Kildale Moor ! Ayton Moor ! Bandale , Cleveland. Mr. Mudd. 



