982 CRYPTOGAMIA ALG^. 



Fennel-leav'd Conferva. Anglis. 



In bafons of water, left by the recefs of the tides 

 amongft the rocks on the weftern coaft. 



The threads are commonly a foot long or more, 

 alternately branched, the branches thinly fet, 

 divided and fubdivided, fomething like the 

 leaves of fennel, but much finer. "When young, 

 they are foft, and of a tawny-green color, but 

 afterwards become brown and fomewhat rigid. 

 The microfcope difcovers them to be uniform, 

 or not at all jointed; it is therefore of doubt- 

 ful genus, for want* of fruftifications. The 

 tenuity of its parts however, and outward 

 habit, entitle it for the piefcr.c to a place 

 among the CONFERVA. 



iomeniofa Conferva filamentis a?qualibus ramofillimis, ramis 

 II. fimplicibus confertis fufcis. Hudf. FL Ang. 



p. 480. «. 9. (Dilkn. mufc. 19./. 3./. 13.) 

 Rully Flock Conferva. Anglis. 

 Among^ft.the fea rocks on the weftern coaft fre- 

 quent, generally adhering to the larger fur 

 cufes. 

 It varies from one inch to fix or more in length, 

 and is cf a ruflct- brown color, foft to the 

 touch. 

 The threads are fo extremely fine as to be fcarcely 

 difcernible by the naked eye, much branched, 



deftitutc 



