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Syn:— Nyl. in Flora 1868. p. 475. Crombie Enum. 69. 

 Geog. Distrib : — Europe. 

 Bot. Prov:— 1...7...26...31. 

 England :— Buckfastleigh, Devon. Dr. Soil. 

 Ireland :— Twelve Pins. Mr. Larbalestier. 

 Wales :— Abertygwyn Dolgelley ! Dr. Soil, near Builth ! 

 Channel Islands :— The Warren ! Jersey ; St. Peter's Valley ! Jersey. Mr. 

 Larbalestier. 



Var. Hellbomii, Lahm. dark-cinereo-fuscescent ; apothecia black, 

 turgescent, globose, immarginate, scattered colliculose, in con- 

 glomerations resembling the minute fruit of a bramble. 



On rooks, not common. 



Syn :— Lahm in Flora 1870. p. 177. 

 Exs :— Arn. 409 a. 



Geog. Distrib: — Norway, Sweden, Germany. 

 Bot. Prov:— 7. ..10. 



England : — Lanbraugh-rigg ! Cleveland. Mr. Mvdd. 



Wales : — Cwm Cywion ! Nant Gwynant ! Snowdon. Y-Fegle-fawr ! near 

 Barmouth. 



24. L. paucula, Nyl. albido-ciner ascent, thin, furfuraceous, 

 effuse, (K — C — ) ; apothecia very black, minute, scattered, convex, 

 immarginate ; hymenium dusky, cinerascent, paraphyses indistinct, 

 apices colourless ; hypothecium thick, fusco-nigricant ; spores 8, 

 colourless, lineari-oblong, simple, small. 



On stones in streams, very rare. 1876. 



Syn :— Nyl. in Flora 1876. p. 573. 

 Bot. Prov :— 26. 



Ireland: — Near Kylemore ! Connemara. Mr. Larbalestier.. (1876.) 

 "Spores .006—7 mm. long, .003 mm. broad. Gelatina hymenea I vinoso- 

 fulvescent." (Nyl.) Spores .0145 mm. long, .004mm. broad. 



25. L. sympathetica, Tayl. pale-brown, sub-determinate, tarlareous, 

 thickish, plane, rimuloso-areolate, furfuraceous, (K yellow G yellow); 

 apothecia black, numerous, distinct, small, sub-innate, rugose, inargin 

 indistinct, rugose; hypothecium thick, black or brownish-black; 

 spores 8, colourless, ellipsoid, simple; paraphyses indistinct, epithec- 

 ium fuscous. 



On sandstone blocks in maritime localities, rare. 1831. 



Syn:— Tayl. MS. in herb. Borrer ! L. prominula j8. Borr! E. B. Suppl. 2687. 

 Hook. Br. Fl. 2. 176. 



Fig :— E. Bot. Suppl. 2687. fig. 1. (2 left hand figs). Hepp Sporen t. 15. f. 

 130. 



Exs :— Hepp 130. Arn. 23 & 45. 



Geog. Distrib : — Europe. 



Bot. Prov:— 2.. .5.. .7. ..19. 



England : — Rye ! Mr. Borrer. Wenlock ! Shropshire. 



Ireland : — Dunkerron ! Dr. Taylor in herb. Borrer. 



Wales :— Llandudno ! 



Spores .011 mm. long, .006 mm. broad. 



26. L. crustulata, (Ach.) pale-brownish or greyish, very thin, 

 tartareous, effuse, slightly rimidoso-areolate, furfuraceous, (K — 

 C — ) ; apothecia very numerous, scattered, sessile, plane, black, 

 margin thin, entire ; hypothecium thick, brownish-black ; spores 

 8, colourless, oblong, simple ; paraphyses indistinct, apices fuscous. 



On sandstone rocks, rare. 



