2S SEA MOSSES. 



until most of the water in ihcm has cvap*)ratc(l, 

 but not till they have Um omc liard, stiff and brittle. 

 'Ilicn I put them iKtween hheet-s of drying \ia\KT 

 and lay ihcm in the press, and keep them there 

 until the process of dr>ing is complete. A little 

 praciire will Ik: the only way by which you will 

 K im how to tell if they luve U-en dried long 

 cntMigh in the <>jVn air. If you fm<l them inclinetl 

 to nu)uUl while kept in the press, you may be sure 

 they are not tlr)- enough; throw tlicm away and gel 

 some new ones. 



It is sometimes desirable lo keep ihc treasures 

 we luve galhereil from the sea unmounte<l, tluit wc 

 nuy carry them away to await a more convenient 

 sc.Lson for floating them out, or tlul we may send 

 them to some friend or corresjiomlent on ll cr 



si<le of the continent or beyond the seas. It is, 

 therefore, fortunate that all but the more delirnte 

 and perishable of these pbnts may be dried r« .^ . 

 rolled up, and kept any length of lime; transported 

 round the world ; and then, when put in water 

 ni:ain, will come out in half an hour, as fresh and 

 bright and supple and graceful as they were, when 

 taken from their briny home. The friend just 

 now referred to assures me thai even the Callitham- 

 nia, Dasya^ and the most delicate Poiysipfwnia, and 



