American Fisheries Society. 125 
One other sea-weed must be referred to because the supply 
comes almost entirely from planted grounds, and in the culti- 
vation of marine vegetables the Japanese stand alone. In all 
parts of the world there occurs a red alga known to British and 
Americans as laver, which was formerly a popular food in the 
British Isles and sparingly eaten in the United States. From a 
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SPREADING AND DRYING LAVER ON MATS. 

very remote period the Japanese have utilized this plant, and 
for centuries—just how long is not known—have carried on an 
ingenious form of cultivation. In fall, arrangements for the 
sea-weed crop are made by sinking into the muddy bottoms of 
bays numerous bundles of brush or bamboo. These bundles, 
which are prepared on shore and taken to the grounds at low 
