SEAWEEDS 



coast of the Unitod States. vVftor boino; dried and 

 l)leac]ied in the snn, it is taken to the groeer. He 

 sells it to his customers to make into ])lanc mange and 

 puddings. 



The frond begins with a flattened stem. AMieu 

 about an inch high, this stem divides and sulxlivides 



a great many times. 

 The frond is gener- 

 ally the shape of 

 a fan. It is thick, 

 tough, and leath- 

 er}-, and grows from 

 two inches to ten 

 inches in length. ' 

 The size and 

 color of the plant 

 depend much upon 

 ^^•here it grows. In 

 shallow tide-pools 

 it is small and pale ; 

 under the shelter of rocks in deep water it grows 

 in dense masses, and is a dark purplish-red or a 

 reddish green. The very dark shades have changing 

 rain])ow colors when seen through the water with the 

 sun shining upon it. They turn quite dark when dry. 

 Another seaweed that is used for food is known as 

 dulse. In Xorway and Sweden this is eaten by the 

 sheep and goats. Among the peasants of the British 



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CaiTageeu, or Irish Moss. 



