I)ktyote(2.\ HALiSERis. 137 



forming distinct son, or groups, mostly arranged in longitudinal 

 lines. — Named from two Greek words, signifying the sea and 

 endive. — Greville. 



1. Haliseeis POLYPODioiDES, Ag. (Plate III. fig. 10. 

 Portion of the frond with sori along the midrib.) 



Hab. In the sea. Biennial ? August and October. 



It was first figured as British by Stackhouse in his ' Nereis 

 Britannica.'' It is rare. Pound in England by Mr. Stack- 

 houGe, Mr. Winch, and Mrs. Gulson ; in Ireland by Pro- 

 fessor Harvey, Miss Ball, and Mr. M'Calla. It has not 

 been observed in Scotland. In Jersey it has been found 

 by Miss White and Miss Turner; and is found in the 

 warmer parts of the world, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and 

 America. It is said to have a disagreeable odour when 

 fresh ; but nevertheless we sliould be glad to find it, as it is 

 a handsome plant. Its specific name is from the resemblance 

 of its fructification to that of the fern called Toly podium. 

 It is often proliferous at the midrib. Mrs. Griffiths first 

 discovered that it had two kinds of fructification. 



" Art's finest pencil could but rudely mock 

 The rich grey lichens broidered on a rock. 

 And those gay watery grots he would explore 

 — Small excavations on a rocky shore. 



