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NEW MARINE ALG^ 



By E. M. Holmes, F. L. S, 



The criticism of the late D/F. Schmitz on the «New Marine Algoe » 

 publishecl by me in the « Annals of Botany» (voi. Vili, pp. 335-342 

 pi. XVIIl) having appeared in Nuova Notarisia 1896, pp. 1-22, it 

 seems desirable that some reply should be given in the pages of 

 the same journal. 



The algae in question were some of a serics sent to me, from 

 Natal, a few years ago, by D.' H. Becker, A large number of those 

 sent I was able to identify, but some of them seemed to be new, Of 

 these I sent a few to the veteran algologist D/ J. G. Agardh, who 

 described them in the « Till Algernes VI. pp. 30-39» (e. g. Tyleio- 

 phora Beckeri, Holmesia Capevi sfs etc.t. Subsequently 1 forwarded others 

 to the same algologist, asking his opinion and stating my own. As 

 I had only single specimens of these, he kindly returned them, with 

 his opinion on each, but not without doubt in some cases, owing 

 to the absence of cystocarpic fruit. I was about to describe these 

 new species when I learnt accidentally that D.'' Becker had forwarded 

 a number of species to D.'' F. Schmitz for examination, and thinking 

 that probably D/ Becker would send his unnamed species, I wrote 

 to D.'' F. Schmitz describing, in general terms, the species I intended 

 to publish, lest they should by accident appear at the same time 

 under diffcrent namcs in England and Germany. D.' Schmitz ex- 

 pressed a wish to examine them, and in response to his wish I sent 

 him portions of my specimens, stating that I should like to know 

 his opinion after he had examined them, but not in any way binding 

 myself to accept his opinions. 



In almost every case his opinion differcd from that expressed by 

 D/ J. G. Agardh, Under the circumstances I naturally felt that the 

 latter being the older and more experienced algologist it was only 

 right that I should defcr to his opinion, but not wishing to appear 

 discourtcous to D/ Schmitz. I madc an cxccplion in onc case, in 

 which the specimen was in a very bad condition. for it was possible 



