SEA FLOWERS 



soft and densely tufted. The name is a long one and 



may be hard to remember. It is an en-ter-o-mor'-pha. 



This plant often grows on 



the bottoms of ships. The 



sailors call it grass. 



Coarser than any of 



these is the pitcher weed 



or cer-a'-mi-um, a sea 



plant that may be easily 



known. The tops of the 



branches bend toward 



each other. At the last 



fork they are so curved in 



and hooked that they look 



like two tiny fishhooks 



turned point to point. 



If you look at these plants 



through a magnifying glass you find that the stems and 



branches are striped in dark and light colors. Some 



of the small forms of the pitcher weed are often found 



growing on the Irish moss 

 plants. 



Another pretty "flower of the 

 sea" is the chenille weed. Out 

 of the water it looks like a string}' 

 mass of pink or purple jelly. 

 Floating in the sea there is a 

 delicate pink piece of chenille. 

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Enteromorpha (bright-green). 



Pitcher Weed or Ceramium. 



