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Scyphophorus.~\ LICHENES. 237
upwards short, apothecia convex reddish-brown (depressed in
the centre) Cenomyce c&spititia, Ach. Syn.p. 249 Baomyces
caspitithis, Pers. in Est. Ann. 7. p. 155.— Tuber cularia fnsca,
Hoffm. PL Lich. t. 6./. 4.?— Lichen ccespititius, E. Bot. t. 1796.
On the mossy trunk of an aged oak in the New Forest, Hants
C. Lycll, Esq.—" The fronds (or thalli) form broad patches among
moss, upon the ground or on the decayed trunks of trees, and are upright
or ascending, clustered, but not very closely crowded, \— £ an
inch high, each spreading from a tapering tubular base into a sort of
cornucopias form, dilated upwards, pinnatifid, jagged, crisped and spreading
at the extremities ; the upper surface concave, of a bright pea-green;
the under convex, and, as well as the crisped edges, white. Tubercles
one or more from the central part of each leaf, convex, often umbilicated,
of a light red-brown, on shortish tubular pale stalks, one of which
sometimes bears several tubercles. Small dark-brown sessile warts also
occur on the disk of the leaves. This species is one of those nearly
allied to the Cup-Lichens, both in the fronds and tubercles, but which
do not bear cups." Sm.
2. S. parasiticus, (delicate Cup-Lichen); thallus of minute
foliaceous lobed and crenate scales glaucous-green, podetia
somewhat fleshy scaly simple or branched dilated upwards and
bearing a cluster of pale-brown (when dry almost black) apothecia.—
Cladonia parasitica, Schccr. Lich. Helv. Spicil. p. 37.,
Lich. Eocsicc. n. 75 Lichen parasiticus, Hoffm. Enum. Lich. t. 8.
Lichen clelicatus,
Ehrh.—E. Bot. t. 2025.
On rotten rails in St. Leonard's forest, Sussex, Mr. Borrer. On the de-
/. 5.— Cenomyce delicata, Ach. Sy?i. p. 274
cayed trunk of a tree at Barham, Suffolk, Hooker. On an old wall, Appin
Capt. CarmichaeL—This is a small species and apparently of rare occurrence.—
Mr. Schacrer informs us that Acharius, in his Mss., after the
publication of the " Synopsis" enumerated this among the species of
Siereocaulon. This and the preceding and following species differ from
the rest of the Scyphophori, in having fleshy podetia: and might almost
rank with Bceomyces, where two of them are placed in Loudon's Hor-
tus Brilannicus.
3. s. microphyllus, (small-leaved Cup Lichen); thallus of minute
somewhat imbricated rounded nearly entire scale-, podetia
simple tubular quite smooth and naked (fleshy), apothecia soli-
tary capitate convex brown somewhat lobed.— Lichen microphyllus,
Sm.tn E. lint.t. L782.— •• Baomyces microphyUus, Ach.
Mss.'
Wet heathy places in Filgate and St Leonard's forests, Sussex; in
the winter, but not frequent, Mr- Borrer.
4. 8. s/Kinissns. (torn-coated Cup-Lichen); thallus of cartilaginous
minute lobed ami cut scales, podetia cylindrical repeatedly
branched rigid ash-coloured rough with innumerable scaly
leaflet-, cups minute toothed pervious repeatedly proliferous
tVuni their margin, apothecia cluttered brown. Sm.— Cenomya
gpawassa, Ach. Sim. p. -27'-\.~ Lichen sparaseut, / . Bot. t. 2362.
— Ohdoma v< ntrin.su. Schtpr. Lich. lich. SpiciV. />. 80;, Lich.
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