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Polysiphonia molacca, 



Brodicei, . . 



nigrescens, 

 atro-ruhescens, 



fastigiata, 

 parasitica, 



Ehodomela lycopodioides, 



suhfusca, . 



Not uncommon in shallow sandy- 

 pools, near low water, to the 

 east of the Fish Eock, Earls- 

 ferry (G. TV. T), in fruit in 

 Aucrust; Elie, east of the 

 Lady's Tower. 



Elie, at the Lady's Tower ; fine 

 in pools at Kincraig, at low 

 water, at the basaltic columns, 

 July 1879 {G. W. T) ; fronds 

 7 or 8 inches long. 



Common in pools between tide 

 marks. 



Wardie {Richardson); Caroline 

 Park (Greville); Elie {M'Bain); 

 common and fine on sand- 

 covered rocks at the low water 

 of spring tides, opposite Earls- 

 ferry Links, 1879 {G. W, T) ; 

 fronds 6 inches long. 



Common on Fucus nodosus, be- 

 tween high water and half tide. 



At Newhaven, on the larger 

 marine plants, rare (Richard- 

 son) ; on Melolesia, at low 

 water, rare, Elie, and cast 

 ashore there. 



Opposite Seafield Baths, on the 

 larger algae, very rare {Richard- 

 son) ; cast ashore at Earlsferry, 

 attached to shells, in July 1877 

 {G. W. T). 



Opposite Seafield Tower, Fife 

 {Greville) \ not uncommon on 

 Laminaria stalks, Earlsferry, 

 etc., cast ashore from deep 

 water. 

 Common in pools, especially at 

 Caroline Park Kocks,in March. 



