(3) 



rays of the sun. On pushing aside the fringe of Laminarice that 

 form a deep cvu'tain round such situations, this species may often be 

 obsei-ved deep in the recess with several of its equally coy associates, 

 effectually screened both from the keen eye of day as well as the no less 

 prying eye of the algologist. 



In examining the spores of this species, we have frequently found 

 the whole of those in a capsule readily separate under the microscope 

 into six segments — to be in fact tetraspores, while in other capsules not 

 one of them woidd separate. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE LXVIL 



Fig. 1. — Worniskioldia sangitinea, na,iural she. 

 2. — Portion of old midrib, with sporophylla. 

 3. — A sporopbyllum. 

 4. — Tetraspores. 



5. — Portion of midrib with tubercles. 

 6. — A tubercle. 

 7. — Spores. All magnified. 



