1015. L. hsematomma, Ach.—A knotted, whitish rock Lichen
from the Black Square. H. L. Alt. 3.
1016. L. fusco-lutea, (Dicks.)—A whitish Lichen with bright-
red seed-spots, from the stems of Cabbage-trees at Harding’s
Spring. H. L. Alt. 4.
The whitish lichens, which cover the rocks generally and give
them their peculiar grey aspect, are species of Lecanora, amongst
■which are doubtless others than those which have been already
identified by Mr. Leighton.
TJrceolaria, Ach. pr. p. Nyl.
1017. IT. scruposa, Linn.—A whitish Lichen from the clay
roadside banks, on the high land in the interior of the Island.__
Bound also in Great Britain.
. Pertusaria, D.C.
1018. P. fallax, Pers.—A broad, knotted, white Lichen, from
the stems of Gumwood trees at Plantation House. H. L. Alt. 36 .__
Pound also in Great Britain.
Lecidea, Ach.
1019.* L. approximans, Leight.—Described and figured by
Mr. Leighton as a new species. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. vol. xxvii.
p. 157, t. xxxv. f. 1, 2, 3.
1020. *L. lactescens, Leight.—Also described and figured by
Mr. Leighton as a new species. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. vol. xxvii.
t. xxxv. f. 4, 5.
1021. L. saxa tilis, Schser. ?—Growing on rocks on Bupert’s
Hill. C. Alt. Ip .'—Found also in Great Britain.
1022. Xj. enteroleuca, .\clt.—jV very fine grey Lichen from
rocks near Bed Hill. H. L. Alt. 2 6.—Pound also in Great
Britain.
1023. L. stellula ta, Tayl. — In appearance very much resembling
a dark blue mark on the very hard rocks.—Found also in
Great Britain.
Opegrapha, Ach., Nyl.
1024. O. Leightonii, Cromb.—A chalky-white Lichen, from
the rocks at Bupert’s Hill. C. Alt. 1-0.—Pound also in Great
Britain.
Lepraria, Ach.
1025. L. ochracea, T. & B.—A pale.green, fine dust-like Sore-
diate thallus, found on the bark of Fir and other trees in the
interior of the Island. H. L. Alt. 4.
1026 L. flava, Ach.—A bright yellow Sorediate thallus, not
unlike a deposit of sulphur, found on the barks of trees and roadside
banks in the interior of the Island. Fir cones are sometimes so com-
■ nletely covered with it as'to resemble gilding with gold-leaf. H .L .
Alt. 4.
125. F u n g i (Mushrooms, 8fc.)-.
Agaricns, Linn.
1027. A. (Amanita) pantherinus, DC.
1028. A. (Psalliota) campestris, Linn.—The Eatable Mushroom
grows abundantly on the grassy plains atDeadwood, Man-and-
Horse, New Ground, &c. I t springs up after the summer rains. There |
is a larger species, inhabiting the rotting beds of old haystacks; and
a still larger one, about eight or ten inches in diameter, occasionally
met with on the barren plains between Longwood and Turk’s Cap.
1029. A. (Hypholoma) fascicalaris, Huds.—Or some closely
allied species, the specimen examined being only in the infant state.
Hypoxylon, Bull.
1030. *H. Mellissii, Berkeley.—This funny little black Fungus,
of which Mr. Berkeley has given the following description as a
new species, was taken from some of the decaying trunks of an
old Cork-tree, which had been cut down, and remained for several
years in a very damp place at The Hermitage. Alt. 3'2.—Ramoso-
connatum; clavulis brevibus anguste ovatis opacis rugosis rimosis
acuminatis ; sporidiis minoribus. Looks at first like //. micropus,
Fr. ; but the sporidia ttts- are a third shorter.
Phallus, Linn.
1031. P . impudicus? L in n .—T h i s “ s t i n k i n g f u n g u s i s o f t e n
m e t w i t h a f t e r h e a v y r a i n s f o r c in g i t s w a y o u t o f t h e e a r t h a m o n g s t
t h e w o o d e d p a r t s o n t h e h i g h l a n d .