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cups regular the margin at length proliferous, apotheeia brown.
—Cenomyce pyxidata, Ach. Syn. p. 252.— Cladonia pyxidata,
Sc/uer. Lich. Heir. Spicil. p. 26., Lich. Exsicc. n. 51—61.
Lichen pyxidati/s, Linn E. Bot. t. 1393.
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Dill. Muse. t. 14
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Heathy places, on moors and in dry woods, frequent.—Formerly employed
as a remedy for the whooping-cough.
10. S.Jimbridtus, (fringed Cup-Lichen); thallus cartilaginous
lobed and crenate, podetia cylindrical white dilated at the summit
into an impervious cup fringed with acute teeth and which
are tipped with small brown tubercles. Sm.— Cenomyce fimhriota,
Ach. Syn. p. 254. Lichen Jimbriatus, Linn.—E. Bot.
f. -J4S8.—L. pyxidatus, 8. Huds.—DiU. Muse. t. 14./ 8.
Moors and heaths.
11. S. radidtus, (radiated Cup- Lichen); thallus somewhat
cartilaginous greenish-white, apotheeia elongated slender powdery,
cups irregularly radiated their points tipped with small
acute reddish (brown) apotheeia. Sm.— Cenomyce radiata, Ach.
LJch. Univ— C. fimbriata, h. Ach. Syn. p. 255.— Cladonia ra-
diata, Hoffm.—Lichen radiatus, Schreb.—E. Bot. t. 1835.
L.pyxidatus, g. Huds.— Dill. Muse. t. 15./. 16.
On the ground, in heathy places.
12. S. cormitus, (horned, Cup-Lichen); thallus cartilaginous
greyish greenish-white with numerous awl-shaped barren
branches, podetia cylindrical (scarcely dilated upwards or cupbearing)
with scarlet (brown) apotheeia. Sm.— Cenomyce cor~
mita. Ach. Lkh. Univ..
Huds—Dill. Muse. t. 15./. 14. A. C. F.
Woody or heathy, and especially mountainous places.
13. S.grdcilis, (slender Cup-Lichen); thallus minute (scarcely
any), podetia long Blender smooth cartilaginous greenish-brown
at length somewhat branched, nips (oh- ) conical sharply tooth-
ed, apotheeia brown. S///.— Cladonia gracilis, Hoffm. Si
Lich. HeU). Spicil. />. 82., Lich. Exsicc. n. 64—69«—• Cenomyce
tcmocyna, a. Ach, Syn. p. 26 1. Lichen gracilis, Linn /,'. lit.
t. I2S4.— />///. Muse. t. 14./ 18.
Mountainous, heathi or dry, \\ood\ places.— PodeHe .'>— 4 inches
long; in/is often proliferous. "To determine the specie* among Che
cup-bearing Lichens is one of the most dink-nit problems in Botany.
Mr. Hudson cuts the gordiac knot at once by uniting them all into
one; hut snreU nothing can he more rash. On the other hand, it ma\
perhaps be allowed that other Botanists have subdivided them beyond
the limits of Nature. If any of them he distinct species, the individual
now under Consideration is one." Sm.
** Apotheeia scarlet oi deep-red.
14. s. jihim mtt, (thread shaped Cfup-Lichen); thallus eartila-
SPinoU! ureeni^h -white the loin's or scaler imbricated sinuated
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