98^ CRYPTOGAMIA ALG^, 



It varies from four inches to a foot in length 

 and is of a yellow-green or olive color, di- 

 vided into many branches, and numerous 

 capillary threads, extremely fine, and without 

 joints. The fubftance is tender and foft, bur 

 not gelatinous ; by which charaders it may be 

 readily diftinguilh'd- 



^ruglnofa CONFERVA filamentis ramofis mollibus digito 

 brev.ioribus viridiflimis. Sp. pi. 1634. (Dillen, 

 mufc, 23. /. 4. /. 20.) 



Sea-green Conferva, jinglis. 



We gathered it upon the rocks on the weftern 

 coatl in feveral places. 



This is a paraficical fpecies, always adhering, fo 



far as we have hitherto obferv'd, to other 



CONFERVA or FUCI. Bv this charader, 



and its elegant blue- green color, it may be 



, readily known. 



The threads are feldom more than a quarter of an 

 inch long, fo extremely fine as to be hardly 

 difcernible by the naked eye, and branched 

 into many other threads without order. It 

 preferves its color when dry, and fliines like 

 ilk, if it be previoufly v/aHrd with frefli wa- 

 ter to free it from lea-iaits. 



CONFER' 



