LICHEN auratus.
Golden-edged Lichen.
CRYPTOGAMIA Alga.
G en. Char. Male, scattered warts.
Female, smooth shields or tubercles, in which the
seeds are imbedded.
Spec. Char. Somewhat coriaceous, ascending, si-
nuated, roundly lobed, nearly even, o f a shining
reddish glaucous light brown ; the margin wavy,
bearing golden-coloured powder; the dorsal pits
bright yellow. Shields__
S y n . Sticta aurata. Ach. Meth. 2 7 7 .
Platisma crocatum. Hoffm. PI. Lick. v. 2 . 5 2 t 3 8
ƒ 1— 3 .
Lichenoides lacunosum rutilum, marginibus flavis.
Dill. Muse. 5 4 9 . t. 8 4 . ƒ . 1 2 .
J P A R T o f a specimen com m u n ic a te d b y M r. L am b e rt from
th e rem a in s o f M r. H u d so n ’s h e rb a rium , to w h ic h we h a v e
a llu d e d in y. 3 0 . p. 2 1 1 0 . I f B ritish , o f w h ic h we h av e no
Positive evidence , it was p ro b a b ly g a th e red in th e w o o d y p a r t
o f Devons ii ire , w h ic h its collector often v is ite d ; a n d as P ro fessor
A c h a riu s ha s mentioned th is in his Methodus, where,
o n o u r a u th o rity , he first se p a ra ted th e present m ag n ific en t
species from crocatus, t. 2110, we would n o t leave o u r w o rk
im p e rfe c t b y om ittin g it. Some bits o f Neckera pumila, 1.1443,
a tta c h e d to th e spe c imen, in d ic a te its g row in g on trees. T h e
p la n t is k n ow n to be a n a tiv e o f St. He lena a n d th e W e s t I n d
ie s ; n o r d a re we d e n y th e possibility o f M r. H u d so n ’s h a v in g
p u t into h is collection foreign spe c imens, as a n e x h ib itio n o f
crocatus, known in his tim e to have been fo u n d in Sco tlan d .
Some Devonshire bo tan ist m u st c le ar u p these u n c e rta in tie s.
T h e fronds a re large r th a n in crocatus, a n d less p itte d ,
sm o o th , d e stitu te o f p ow d e ry veins, o f a b rig h t g lau co u s
recldish b row n ; th e u n d e r side d ow n y , b la ck ish tow a rd s th e
m id d le , with small golden p its . T h e lobes a re sin u a te d ,
ro u n d e d , c ren a te a n d w a v y , w ith tum id , p ow d e ry , b rig h t
ye llow o r g o ld en edges. N o shields h a v e been o b se rv ed .
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