336 THB LICHEN-FLORA 



forma rimoso-areolata, Leight. darkly-cinereous, tartareous, 

 thickish, rimoso-areolate or diffract, areolae large, plane or flattish, 

 uneven, (K — C — ) ; apothecia black, small, subinnato-sessile or 

 sessile, margin thin soon obliterated ; hypothecium colourless ; 

 paraphyses distinct but coheerent, apices blackish ; spores 8, 

 colourless, oblong or lineari-oblong, sometimes subacute at each 

 apex, 1-septate ; gel. hym. I vinous. 



On rocks, rare. 1875. 



Bot. Pbov:— 26. 



Ibeland : — Lettermore ! near Binvyle, co. Galway ! Mr. Larbdkstier. (1875.) 



forma chloropoliza, Nyl. cinereo-mrescent, thin, unequal or rugu- 

 lose ; apothecia large. 



On maritime rocks, not common. 



Syn :— Nyl. Armor, in Bull. Soc. Bot Fr. 8. p. 758. (1861.) 



Geog. Distbib : — France. 



Bot. Pbov :— 15...24...31. 



Scotland ; — Kincardine. Bev. J. M. Orombie. 



Ibeland : — Kilkee co. Clare. Mr. Carroll. 



Channel Islands : — Boulay Bay, Jersey. Mr. Larlaleslia: 



forma nigricans, Arn. nigricant, thin, furfuraceons, diffract; 

 apothecia large, black. 



On rocks and mortar, rare. 1875. 



Syn :— Arnold in Flora 1860. p. 74. 



Exs :— Anzi Venet. 175. 



Geog. Distbtb : — Sweden, Germany, Italy. 



Bot. Pbov :— 7 



Wales :— On the mortar of Pont Dysynni near Towyn ! (1875.) 



" Spores 0.009—11 mm. long, 0.003 mm. broad." (Arnold.) 



forma rhyparocarpa, Nyl. said to be found on rocks in Craig 

 Tulloch, Scotland, by Rev. J. M. Grombie (1870), but I have seen 

 neither diagnosis nor specimen. 



forma acrustacea, Hepp. thallus evanescent or altogether oblite- 

 rated; apothecia black, variable in size, moderate. 



On rocks. 



Syn :— Arnold in Flora 1858. p. 502. 



Exs :— Am. 471. 



Bot. Pbov:— 7...26. 



Ireland : — Binvyle ! Doughruagh ! co. Galway. Mr. Larbalesticr. 



Wales : — Crib Coch ! Snowdon. 



forma oxydata, Leight. ferrugineo-ochraceous ; apothecia black, 

 minute. 

 On rocks. 



Bot. Pbov :— 26. 



Ibeland : — Near Letterfrack ! co. Galway. Mr. Larbalestier. 



forma nigro-clavata, Nyl. evanescent ; apothecia small, super- 

 ficial, convex or plane, internally cinerascent in the middle ; spores 

 8, pale-yellow, oblongo-cylindrical, simple. 



On trees, cherry, elm. 



Syn :— Nyl. in Bot. Not. 1853. p. 160. Scand. 242. Crombie Enum. 91. 



Geog. Distbtjj : — France, Germany, Russia, Algeria. 



Bot. Pbov:— 2.. .24. 



England :— Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Dr. Hott. 



Ireland : — Bostellan co. Cork ; near Limerick. Mr. Carroll. 



