Book IX. Sand of BARBADOS. 
The SHort Purprisy Sea-Moss. 
HIS is feldom above an Inch long, and generally grows upon the 
Extremity of a pendent Rock or Stone. 
The PALE PurPLE SEA-WEED. 
os very beautiful Weed grows like a Tree in Miniature ; it is 
very full of Branches; and the Whole tran{parent. 
The CARBUNCLE. 
ae EIS isa ftony or thelly Excrefcence, growing hollow upon Rocks, 
and fometimes even upon the Back of a Tortoife-fhell: When up- 
on the latter, they are generally of a Limpet-fhape, the former; of many 
irregular Shapes: Each Sort is inhabited by a Shell-fith peculiarly, 
The Turrep PENNATED SEA-WEED. 
Me E Roots of this are {mall and long; the main Stem is generally 
~ fingle, each Side elegantly adorned with fmall oval Leaves, grow- 
ing oppofite to one another, and, when dried, of a tranfparent yellow Go- 
lour; thefe grow in feveral Pairs, and then difcontinue; fo that the 
Stalk fhall appear naked for about a Quarter of an Inch in Length; and 
then another Tuft rifes; and fo on alternately to the Top. This Plant 
feldom grows above four Inches high, 
The PENNATED SEa-WEED. 
i Be feldom grows above three Inches high, and exactly refembles a 
very fmall Pen-feather. It generally grows upon old Logs of Wood 
in the Sea, and moft commonly not far from Shore. 
The GREEN Broap-Lear’p Sra-WEED. 
ape IS differs not materially, in its Make, from the White-lettuce Sea- 
Weed, already defcribed. It is obferved, that Tortoifes feed more 
upon this, than any other Kind of Sea-Weed. 
The RED-LEAr’D Sk A-WeEED. 
4b HESE grow in many oblong Leaves, about three Quarters of aii 
Inch long, and of a light-purplifh Colour ; generally between high 
and low Water-mark. 
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