CONTENTS. 



Page 



Foreword 368 



Introduction 371 



Part I. General account of the region 375 



Location and description of Beaufort Harbor 37,5 



General account of the algae 379 



Flora of Beaufort Harbor 382 



Flora of coral reefs 383 



Flora of Bogue Beach 384 



Conditions at Beaufort, N. C 384 



Harbor 384 



Temperature 384 



Light 385 



Salt content of water 388 



Turbidity 389 



Movements of water 389 



Habitats 390 



Coral reef '. 390 



Distribution of algae at Beaufort 391 



Regional 391 



Seasonal 391 



Vertical 396 



Horizontal 399 



Other localities 402 



Methods for collecting and preserving algae. . . .., 403 



Economic uses of algae 405 



Part II. Systematic account of the algae 406 



Identification of algae 406 



Classification and description of species 407 



Tables 529 



Artificial key to genera 533 



Bibliography 539 



Glossary 548 



Explanation of plates 554 



Index I 



369 



