124 ^''' GooDENoUGH cttid Mr. Woodward'j Obfervat'ions on 



good, except with refpefl to the expanfion of the plant, which he 

 confines to fix or eight inches ; his own figure reprefents it much 

 larger. Large fpecimens extend to nearly or quite two feet, or even 

 more. 



Its green colour induced Mr. Hudfon to call it herbacetis — Mr. 

 Lightfoot's name Hgulaius was prior, and is more chara6leriftic ; we 

 have therefore reftored it. 



When carefully expanded it makes a very beautiful appearance. 

 We have never feen any thing like fruftification upon it. Its tex^ 

 ture borders very clofely upon that of Ulva, which we almoft fufpedl 

 it to be ; but the fpinofity of the leaves conne<51:s it with Fucus. It 

 may ferve perhaps as the link connefting thefe two genera. The 

 main ftalk produces all its branches, which are very ramofe, ii> 

 adiftich order, and befides is befet with numerous but diftantfpines 

 or fubulate rudiments of branches. . The laft divifions, which 

 from their appearance we denominate leaves, (and under which 

 idea we refer this plant to the divifion filiis unitis,) are beautifully 

 ciliated with minute fpincs or leaves, which are again alfo themfelvea 

 ciliated. 



It feems fomething extraordinary that none of the older botanifts. 

 have noticed this plant. 



10. Fucus SILIQOOSUS. 



F. fronde comprelTa ramof a ; foliis diftichis alternis oblongis j 



veficulis pedunculatis oblongis articulatis mucronatis. Buddky 



p. 15. «. I. Uvedale, /». i. «. 2. and p. 5. n. i, 2. Buddie and 



Vernon, without fru<Stification,^. 22. n. 3. 



Qmelin, p. 81, /. 2 B. FL Dan. 106, j^^. Pari/. 1772 partie ade, 



pi. 4./. 22., l-m.-a-0-p-q. in frudlification — the root.y; 20, 21. 



7 _ R. SyTK 



