124 >Dr. Goodenough and Mr \ WoodwArdV Obfervathns on 



good, except with refpect to the expanfion of the plant, which he 

 confines to fix or eight inches ; his own figure reprefents it much 

 larger. Large fpecimens extend to nearly or quite two feet, or even 

 more. 



Its green colour induced Mr. Hudfon to call it herbaceus — Mr. 

 Lightfoot's name Ugulatus was prior, and is more characteriftic ; we 

 have therefore reftorcd it. 



When carefully expanded it makes a very beautiful appearance. 

 We have never feen any thing like fructification upon it. Its tex- 

 ture borders very clofely upon that of U/va i which we almoft fufpect 

 it to be ; but the fpinofity of the leaves connects it with Fucus. It 

 may ferve perhaps as the link connecting thefe two genera. The 

 main (talk produces all its branches, which are very ramofe, in 

 adiftich order, and belides is befet with numerous but diftant fpines 

 or tabulate rudiments of branches. The lad: divifions, which 

 from their appearance we denominate leaves, (and under which 

 idea we refer this plant to the divifion foliis unitisj) are beautifully 

 ciliated with minute fpines or leaves, which are again alfo themfelves 

 ciliated. 



It feems fomething extraordinary that none of the older botanifts 

 have noticed this plant. 



10. Fucus SILIgUOSUS. 



F. fronde comprefla ramofa ; foliis diftichis alternis oblongis ; 



veficulis pedunculatis oblongis articulatis mucronatis. Buddie, 



p. 15, n, I. lived ale, p. 1. n. 2. and p. 5. ». 1, 2. Buddie and 



Vernon, without fructification, p. 22. n. 3. 



Gmelin, p. 81, /. 2 B. Fl. Dan. 106. ./&?. Pari/. 1772 partie 2de, 



pL 4. /. 22, 1-m-n-o-f-q. in fructification — the root, f, 20, 21. 



7 R. Sytk 



