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generally acute at the tip, but at times rounded. The 

 margin is more or less waved. 



A beautiful variety, mentioned by Professor Harvey as 

 sent to him by D. L._, was found floating at Saltcoats by 

 Miss M^Leish; she got it only once, but it was a great 

 bunch, of a dozen branches, some of the fronds being eight 

 inches in length, and five and a half in breadth. The 

 peculiarity of tliis remarkable variety was, that it was lobed 

 somewhat like Delesseria shmosa, with a midrib in each 

 lobe. Ad other specimen of the same kind was got by Miss 

 Ramsay, of Glasgow, at Gourock. It was a splendid speci- 

 men, of a very rich colour, with three large lobed fronds, 

 the largest being nine inches and a half by five. 



There is in the possession of my friend Major Martin of 

 Ardrossan, a magnificent frond of D. sanguinea, wliich Sir 

 AVilliam J. Hooker said was one of the largest he had ever 

 seen. The single frond, or leaf, is thirteen inches long and 

 eight inches broad ! This gentleman's collection of Algse 

 is most splendid, and he has almost as mucli pleasure in 

 displaying these rich prizes of peace, as in showing his well- 

 earned trophies of war. He lately received one of the 

 Peninsular medals as an acknowledgment of his eminent 

 services in the Peninsula, during a number of years ; he 



