CRYFTOGAMIA FIUCES. 



paps cijure^ and in others above Griat-Bm-it^ 



Hill^ near Tali/ker, in the ifle of Skygy and Mr. 

 Stuart at the weft end of hoch-^ay^ in Bifeadal 

 lansy Sec, 



The leaves are fubulate, convex on the outfide, 

 pl^in on the infide, from three to five or fix 

 inches long, fiicculent, porous, brittle, inter-, 

 naily reticulated, or divided by lor^gitudinaj and 

 alternate femitranfverfe membranes. They grow 

 many of them in a cluRer, dilated at their bale, 

 and laid upon one another fo clofely as to form 

 a (I'nd of tuberous root, from which many long^ 

 fimple, fiftular rad.cles defcend deep into the 

 mud, 



The fructifications are placed within the bafe q^ 

 the leaves, at the'<<?«4 of the root. The feed? 

 are foialK numerous, round and whicc. 



MUSCi. 



