128 CRYPTOGAMIA. ALG. ‘Conferva. (2) Threads 
branched; not jointed. 
a 7 te DRAG, 
» Several stems arise from: one common base, fixed toa stone, 
Dull green, tending to brownish : moderately stiff, somewhat 
hairy. Stems ed.on every side, and:divided, particularly 
soraene the en 8, into fine fibres. D1Lx. 
' Clear water and where the stream is most rapid. Ina 
stream on Hounslow Heath, mes in the Lug near Mortimer’s 
Crass, Herefordshite., Ditta,c930 _P. Jan—Oct. » 
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foenicula’- C. aie very mak branched ; branches and subdivi- 
CEA. sions of the branches very long, scattered. 
— Dill. 2. 8-Barrs 1123. 1 
» Threads irregularly divided like the fsieds of fennel ; soft 
and ish when’young, brownish and stiffer when old. Dice 
le of Man on rocks coveted by the tide. Drux. Cornwall 
ies: pay “35b _ As June—Oct. 
littora’lis. C, Threads oc ‘very ‘niich branched, _proliferous, 
sili rotighish.'* 
S Dill. ess Rei er pel 
From 4 to {2 inches tong, yellowish green, with very nu- 
+... merous slender, hair-like divisions ; very, soft and tender, but 
a gelatinous. Dirt. The figure of Dillenius is erroneous, as 
"giving an idea of a principal stem and branches, which is not 
the case. Mr. Stacknouse. 
C. plicata,. Huds, ed. i, 484, Racks and stones in the sea. 
Very common in the peeled left by the tide at low water. Mr. 
StackHouse. , : SHEDS 
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tomentosa. C. “Ppreads: Mh tos wegptzouch .beancbed« “branches : 
Raina long, crowded, brown. . 
ce a Dias Aree 
Brownish red, especially when dry. ‘Threads covered with 
a downy coat which it is difficult to remove; but this and its 
colour readily are it: Dit. Threads almost infinitely 
‘divisible. ..... 
The. figure of Dallcabas does not express the habix of the 
plant, on is loose, straggling, and, interwoven like a lock of 
wool. Mr, SrackHousz. 
Rocks, stones, and on F uci. A. May—Oct 
al’bida. Cy Threads very fine, very much beanéhind branches un- 
» divided, bundled, whitish. . 
Dill. 3. 12. 
Threads nearly an inch long, whitish. Branches alternate. 
Little Branches bundled, simple, whitish, rising nearly to the 
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