t8o OF THE USE 
lichenes croceus , vulpinus a good yellow. There 
is no doubt, but that many colors in procefs 
of time may be obtained from this kind of 
plants. 
If we confider the vertttes of the lichenes or 
liverworts upon animate bodies taken inter- 
nally, they are not inconfiderable. The lichen 
vulpinus is a deadly poifon to wolves. It. Scan, 
p. 40. The lichen pyxidatus , or cup-mofs , is effi- 
cacious in the hooping cough. The lichen ju- 
hatus , or rock-hair in exulcerations of the fkin. 
The lichen omphalodes in flopping haemorrhages. 
The lichen aphthofus in thrufhes, and againft 
worms. The lichen caninus or ajh-colored ground 
liverwort , in the hydrophia and madnefs. The 
lichen pulmonarius , or lungwort , is found to be 
good in confumptions. The oeconomical ufe 
of the lichens is of no fmall confequence. e. g. the 
lichen rangiferinus affords the moft delicious 
p allure to the rhen-deer. Upon this the whole 
ceconomy of the Laplander turns, and by the 
help of this many millions of men are fup- 
ported. This lichen is alfo given to other cat- 
tle by the people of Norland. A 61 . Soc. r eg. 
1742. p. 153. Some of the kinds of lichens 
are the delight of goats. The moft barren 
woods, where no other plants grow, afford us the 
lichen 
