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rum et iriferum (radicem) concntenatae: hic solidior, nodosus, 

 nodis radiculas tubulosas penicillatas, graciles agentibus v. 

 cellulis brcvibus confertis obsilis (stelliger) ; ille fistuloso-ar- 

 ticulalus, nudus v. catenulis gracilioribus consimilibus corti- 

 catus et passim carbonate calcis granuloso incrustatus. l\ami 

 ramulique (folia: Al. Braun) verticillati, cauli conformes, 



nudi V. H corticali, hi apicc quibusdam bi-trifurci. Ra- 



menta subulata, seliformia v, ellipsoidca, ad articulos cauUs, 



ramorum et ramulorum verlicillos h completos efficiunt 



(fohola: AL Braun), nec non sj)arsa caulem asperum reddunt, 

 ni deficiant. — Organa propa^ationis dimorpha intra fur- 

 cas V. ramenta ramulorum, ad latus interius horum oriunda, 

 mon-dioeca, subsessilia: spcrmocystoe (antheridia, globuh rubri), 

 novellae virides, mox rubefactae, e celUihs triangularibus den- 

 tatis 8 (6) composiloe et pedunculo brevissimo iuslruclae, de- 

 ciduae: cellulae liyahnae, ad parietem internum strato tenui 

 gonidiorum miniatorum mobilium coloratgej fovent utriculos 

 8 centripetos gonidiophoros, cellulas dichotomo-ordinatas ct 

 fila confervina, spermozois spirilliformibus dcmum plena, ful- 

 cientes. Oangia drupacea, coronulata, sohtaria, rarius confer- 

 fa, e tubuhs 5 viridibus, spirahter tortis, scmiduris, ovulum 

 unicum, amyhdiis majorib. et minoribus plenum, circura- 

 dantibus, conslituta. Ovulum (an gemma?) germinans Cha- 

 ram prodit immediate. — Algae eniginalicae, Batrachospermo 

 prDeprimis, nec non Ccramiinis, Sphac<lariis et Confervinis 

 quibusdam similes, sed majores et organa sexuaha sui gene- 

 ris gerentes, nulh plantarum ordiui affines, odore gravi he- 

 patico insignes, ob succi gonidiophori motum, in celUdis 

 magnis cauhnis pellucidis facile observandum, celebratse: — 

 Nitella^ Chara, 



Class. III. Poljparii. 



Zoophyta marina, paucis agriohydricis, chaos quasi rcrum 

 naturahum repraesentantia, passim lapidescentia, more plan- 



