. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. LIGHENE8. 309 cine. Species of Ehernia are sometimes used for furnishing yellow dyes. Family 2. Parmeliei. Speei schneidera, Theloschistes, Parmelia (Fig. 202), Physcia, Pyxine. From Parmelia panetina fine dyes have been obtained. Family 3. Umbilicariei. Umbilica- ria. Family 4. Peltigerei. Slicta (Fig. 313), N&phroma, Peltigera, Bolorina. Btie- ta pulmonaeea was formerly used in medi- cine, but it has fallen into disuse, except- ing with quacks. Family 5. Pannariei. Meppia, Pan- nana. Family 6. CoUemei. Ephebe, Lich- ina, Synalissa, Omphalar
. Botany for high schools and colleges. Botany. LIGHENE8. 309 cine. Species of Ehernia are sometimes used for furnishing yellow dyes. Family 2. Parmeliei. Speei schneidera, Theloschistes, Parmelia (Fig. 202), Physcia, Pyxine. From Parmelia panetina fine dyes have been obtained. Family 3. Umbilicariei. Umbilica- ria. Family 4. Peltigerei. Slicta (Fig. 313), N&phroma, Peltigera, Bolorina. Btie- ta pulmonaeea was formerly used in medi- cine, but it has fallen into disuse, except- ing with quacks. Family 5. Pannariei. Meppia, Pan- nana. Family 6. CoUemei. Ephebe, Lich- ina, Synalissa, Omphalaria, Collema (Fig. 314), Leptogium,. Fig. Z\i.—ColUma pulpnsum, slightly magnified, showing the apothecia.—After Sachs. Family 7. Lecanorei. Plaeodium, Leeanora, Binodina, Pertusa- ria (Fig. 315, G), Gonoirema, Dirina, Oyalecta, Urceolaria, Thelotrema, Oyrostomum. Leeanora tarta- rea iurnishjs a. dye, and L. esculenta, of Asia Minor, sup- plies a valuable food; it is sometimes " carried up by whirlwinds and deposited affei traversing the air for many miles, giving rise to stories of the miraculous descent of food. A few years since, in a time of great scarcity at Erzeroum, a shower of these lichens fell most opportunely, to the great . relief of the ;* Tribe II. Lecidbacei. Apothecia rounded, open, pa- telliform, contained in a proper exciple. Family 1. Cladoniei. 8te- reoeaulon, Piloplwrus, Gladonia. Gladonia rangiferina is the " Reindeer moss " of the Arctic regions ; it furnishes a valuable food to the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915. New York : H. Holt
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