SEAWEEDS 



is known as the forked fucus. This is wider and 

 shorter than the others. It has no air bladders. 

 This plant is found in deeper waters than are the 

 other forms of fucus. It is a seaweed seldom seen on 

 the coast south of Boston. 



On the western coast of North America there is 

 another common form of rockweed. It has a cylin- 

 drical frond about as big around as a small wire nail. 

 It forks near the base. Then each part forks farther 

 and farther apart. There are generally six or seven 

 forkings. The plant grows to the height of three or 

 four inches. There are no air vessels. 



If you were to visit some places along the coast 

 you would see women and children gathering the 

 fucus. They would tell you that they were getting 

 "kelp" for the garden. You might also see in some 

 of the near-by yards how they used the "kelp." 



In Scotland and Norway where it is found the 

 fucus vesiculosus is eagerly eaten in winter by the 

 cattle. 



SARGASSUM, OR GULFWEED 



THE gulfweed belongs to the fucus family. It is 

 so different from the rockweed that it seems best to 

 place it in a chapter by itself. It is also called sar- 

 gassum, which is the Spanish for sea lentils. 



As you may see in the picture, it has a stem and 



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