Prof. Bailey on the Alge of the United States. 81 
with a few other North American species. Where no other au- 
thority is given, it will be understood that the plant was found 
y myself growing at the locality mentioned. Where the name 
“of the collector is given followed by a (!), it is meant that 
authentic specimens from his locality have been examined by 
myself. 
In the classification and names of most of the species, I have 
followed the excellent Manual of British Alga, by the Hon. W. H. 
Harvey, and I must refer to that work for the synonyms of the 
marine species. Some of the freshwater genera and species are 
adopted from Ralf’s papers in the Annals and Magazine of Natural 
History, or from Hassall’s British Freshwater Algee. For some of 
these, synonyms are given. | 
The principal localities will be referred to by the following 
abbreviations, viz. Newport, R. I. = the rocky sea-shore extend- 
ing south from the bathing beach at Newport ;* Narr. Pier = 
es 
quay in England, as a locality for fine Alge. My favorite spots along | 
are in the small coves about half a mile below “the Stairs,” where at low 
—— “the rocks aes, the sea-plants oo ee 
The shores in this i ood are covered at low tide with vast quantities of 
ealowenoes of the most beautiful of the Alge may be found; 
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