SEAWEEDS 



WHO of us does not love the sea? 



"On the surface, foam and roar, 

 Restless heave and passionate dash; 

 Shingle rattle along the shore, 

 Gathering boom and thundering crash, 



Under the surface loveliest forms, 

 Feathery fronds with crimson curl, 

 Treasures too deep for the raid of storms, 

 Delicate coral and hidden pearl." 



It is not the sea that we are going to talk about, but 

 the " loveliest forms" under the surface that are tossed 

 up to us by the waves. 



"The feathery fronds" are not all "with crimson 

 curl." There are the bright-green ones, almost the 

 color of the grass. These are very simple in form, 

 being among the lowest of all plant life. They are 

 made up entirely of soft cells, some in rows and others 

 in layers. New plants are produced by the division 

 of these cells. One plant breaks up and makes two 

 or more plants. 



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