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The root hath a great many branches, that are divided again 

 and stick very close unto the rock underneath the water. 

 The Avhole pLint groweth under water several fathoms : 

 when we wayed our anchor, we pulled it up in great quantity 

 from the ground. 



Together with this herb we pulled up the hairy plant that 

 stands by it, about six foot long, and it is very like an 

 horse's tail, only that here and there it hath some small 

 knobs like nitty hair, or such as are split at the ends ; the 

 whole plant was browner of colour than the former, and its 

 roots were fixed unto the former.^ In these plants were 

 some redish worms, wrapt or folded up like caterpillars, 

 with many legs. 



The herb was like dodder, Avherefore it may be called 

 water or rock silk. Amongst all the Icons that I have seen 

 in printed herbals, I find it comes nearest to that hairy plant 

 which Antony Donat, in his book of plants growing about 

 Venice, called in his second book Muscus argenteus Marinus, 

 similis Plmnce, only this is not as white as silver, but rather 

 yellow or brownish. Of these two herbs we found great 

 plenty in the South Haven, on the 20th and 21st oi July. 



There is another sea-plant, which I called sea-grass, 

 whereof there is plenty in the English Haven, underneath 

 the water, above eight foot long. The leaves were about 

 two or three fingers broad, of a yellow colour like glew, and 

 transparent, ending in a blunt point ; at the top smooth 

 edged, without nicks or prickles, everywhere plain and even ; 

 the leaves grew from the root round about it, as it Avere out 

 of one hole.^ 

 ^ Cafrella (species). ^ Laminaria saccharina ? or Alaria escidenta ? 



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