2t6 Dr. Goodenough and Mr. Woodward^ Obfervaikns on 



cu!a conferta, ramulos omnes apicefque ramorum obveftientia — In 

 unoquoque tubcrculo femen unicum minutum obovatum, hinc 

 acutum pallidum, pod exliccationem rubicundum. Occurrit, led 

 rarius, veficulis globoiis feflilibus, minutis. 



We have been well allured that this plant is the uha capillaris 

 of Mr. Hudfon. The fructification, however, which we have re- 

 peatedly examined in a recent ftate, under a very high magnifier, 

 proves it beyond all doubt to be a Fucus. It has nothing in com- 

 mon with the genus Ulva 9 but its tender gelatinous fob fiance. But 

 this circumftance is no generic character. 



In its habit, form and manner, it approaches fomewhat to F. 

 pedunculatus ; but it is fufficiently diftincl: by being very ramofe, and 

 not {imply pinnated, by the lad divifions of its branches being linear 

 and acute at each end, and not in the form of ovate-oblong pedun- 

 culated capfules : then it is a much fmaller plant, and is parantical, 

 growing very frequent on the coarfer Fuci, particularly on F. vefi* 

 culofus. The colour in both thefe plants is alike pale. 



Left any one may imagine that there is any danger of confound- 

 ing it with ajparago/des, it may be juft mentioned, that the colour is 

 always pale, and never red ; and that it never has globofe peduncu- 

 lated tubercles, or any oppofition to its branches. 



In a recent ftate the feeds are nearly of the colour of the branches; 

 but, when dried, they feem to be of fomewhat a reddiih colour. 



It may be found adhering to the loofe (tones on the neck of the 

 Ifle of Portland ; and under The Look-out at Weymouth we found 

 it plentifully on the coarfer FucU a little way beyond the low- water 

 mark. 



Its fine pale capillary branches (always alternate) make a pretty 

 appearance floating in the water ; and at once diftinguifh it from ail 



others. 



