966 
CRYPTOGAMIA. 
Class XXIV. 
15595 nivalis Ach. 
snow 
bushy tufts 
2 
all sea. Sul. 
rocks Eng. bot. 1. 1994 
15596 islandica Acfi. 
Iceland Moss 
bushy 
2 
all sea. Ol.Br rocky places Eng. bot. 1. 1330 
2344. STIC'TA. Ach. 
15597 crocata Ach. 
Sticta. 
orange 
yellow warts 
3 
Sp. 7—18. 
all sea. Gl.Br rocks Eng. bot. 2110 
15598 aurata Ach. 
golden 
foliaceous 
6 
all sea. Br 
trun. of trees Eng. bot. 2359 
15599 pulmonacea Ach. 
liverwort 
reticulated 
2 
all sea. Oliva. trun, of trees Eng. bot. 572 
15600 scrobiculata Ach. 
pitted 
roundish pat. 
3 
all sea. Grsh 
trun. of trees Eng. bot. 497 
15601 limbata Ach. 
bordered 
smooth lobed 
4 
all sea. Gl.Br rocks Eng. bot. 1104 
15602 fuliginosa Ach. 
smutty 
round patch. 
3 
all sea. Lu.gr moist rocks Eng. bot. 1103 
15603 sylvatica Ach. 
wood 
pitted fronds 
3 
all sea. Ru. Br 
shady woods Eng. bot. 2298 
<m5. PELTIDE'A. Ach 
15604 venosa Ach. 
Peltidea. 
veiny 
much veined 
2 
Sp. 9—21. 
sum. Gsh 
on the earth Eng. bot. 887 
15605 scutata Ach. 
shielded 
crisp 
1| all sea. Cin. 
bark of trees Eng. bot. 1834 
15606 horizontalis Ach. 
horizontal 
shining, cren. 
2 
all sea. Br.G 
shady rocks Eng. bot. 888 
15607 aphthusa ^cA. 
Thrush 
warted 
2 
aut. G 
among moss Eng. bot. 1119 
15608 rufescens E. B. 
brownish 
incurved 
2 
all sea. R.Br 
on the earth Eng. bot. 2300 
15609 canina Ach. 
dog 
broad-lobed 
2 
all sea. Grsh 
on the earth Eng. bot. 2299 
15610 membranacea vicA. 
membranous 
broad-lobed 
1§ all sea. Grsh 
thatch 
15611 spuria E. B. imperfectly veined lobed frond 
july Ol.Br 
thatch Eng. bot. 1542 
15612 polydactyla Ach. 
multifid 
smooth-hood. 
n july Gl. 
on the earth Jacq. coll. 1. 14. f. 
2346. NEPHRO'MA. Ach. Nephroma. 
15613 resupinata Ach. resupinate short-Iobed 
3 
Sp. 2—8. 
all sea. Gr.Br 
among moss Eng. bot. t. 305 
15614 parilis Ach. 
chocolate 
foliaceous 
3 
all sea. Br 
stone quarr. Eng. bot. 2360 
2347. ROCCEL'LA. ^c/«. Orchall. 
15615 tincturia Ach. true dyer's 
bushy tufts 
Sp. 2—7. 
all sea. Y.Br 
marit. rocks Eng. bot. 211 
15616 fuciformis Ach. 
flat-leaved 
bushy tufts 
4 
all sea. Gl. 
granite rocks Eng. bot. 728 
2348. EVER'NIA. Ach. Evernia. 
15617 prunastri Ach. Stag's Horn 
L. stictoceros E. B. 1. 1353 
multif segm. 
2 
Sp. 1—6. 
all sea. G.W 
heaths Eng. bot. t. 859 
2349. CENOMY'CE. Ach. Cenomvce. 
1.5618 papil'laria Ach. pimpled 
granul. crust 
Sj}. 20—43. 
^ wint. Grsh 
damp earth Eng. bot. 907 
15596 
15599 " — 15602 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
2344. Sticta. From s-ixrof, dotted, on account of the numerous little pits on the under surface of the fronds. 
One of the most handsome genera of Lichens, growing almost wholly upon trees. Sticta pulmonacea is sup- 
posed to possess the same qualities as the famous Iceland moss, Cetraria islandica. 
2345. Peltidea. So called in allusion to the form of the shields, from trsAr'-j, a target. Peltidea aphthosa, a 
large handsome species, has its name from the circumstance related by Linnseus, that the Swedish peasants 
boil it in milk as a cure for the aphtha, or thrush, in children. 
2346. Nephroma. From ►s<p|«f, a kidney ; the apothecia are of a reniform figure. N. polaris is remarkable 
for being common to both the arctic and antarctic circles. 
234'7. Roccella. This is a slight alteration of the Portuguese Roccha, signifying a rock, in allusion to the 
