SEA TANGLE 



There is another order of l^rown seaweed which 

 grows to be very large. Belonging to this order are 

 the oarweeds, tangle, and sea colander. 



The oarweeds have stout, woody stems, and broad, 

 tough, glossy leaves of a dark olive green. The large 

 fronds float like streamers in the water, while the 

 fishes swim in and out among them. 



The sea colander has a round stem which becomes 

 flattened in the leaf, and extends through it Hke a 

 midrib. The frond has wavy edges. Its whole sur- 

 face is covered with holes, which give the plant its 

 name. 



In the sea tangle the leaf is narrow and ribbon- 

 like. Its length is from three to thirty feet. It grows 

 at the end of a solid stem that is from three inches to 

 four feet long. The edge of the frond is much waved. 

 Through the center there is a band of sunken spots. 

 This seaweed is found on the northern shore of both 

 the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. .Perhaps you 

 will like to read a poem about the little maid and her 

 sea tangle. 



SEA TANGLE 



'^'Go show to earth your power!' the East Wind cried 

 Commanding; and the swift submissive seas. 

 In ordered files, like liquid mountains, glide, 

 Moving from sky to sky with godlike ease. 



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