CRYPTOGAMIA ALGIE. ^yy 



on the mountain of Goatfield, in the ifle of 

 Arran, &c. VII. 



it confifts of threads of a flippery mucous fub- 

 itance, about half an inch long, of a beautiful 



• violet or indigo color, fo far as we could dif- 

 cern fimple and without joints, but fo extremely 

 fine as to be undiftinguilhabie by the naked 

 eye, and fo crowded together as to form, when 

 moift, one uniform Ihining gelatinous mafs, and 

 when dry, a membranous lamina. — Its violet 

 color readily diftinguilbes it. 



** Filament is ramcjis^ uoualibus, 



CONFERVA filamentis asqualibus ramofis, bul- 

 ks aereas includentibus. ^yfl. nat. edit. 13, 

 f. Si 8. Sp. pi 1634. {Lcejd. Prujf. 173. 

 /. p,^. Billen. mufc. i. 3./. 11. A. B.) 



Bubbled cotton Conferva. Anglis. 



In ditches, ftagnant waters, and on the fides of 

 ciilerns frequent. IV. V. 



It either floats upon the fiirface of the water, or 

 is fulpended in the middle of it. 



The threads of which it is compofed are of a 

 yellow green color, fometimes a deep green, 

 of various lengths, from three inches to a foot, 

 very fine, Icarcely vifibie to the naked eye, 

 much branched, and findiflinctly jointed. The 

 R r r 2 branchts 



