6 SEA MOSHES. 



more likely to know it, when you sec it for the first 

 liiiu-. Ill nuking descriptions of the pbnis, I shall 

 nuke use of technical icnns. only when n 



tenm cannot Ik: found to answer; or when, wi 

 the technical words, I shouhl have to nu» 

 tions which wouUl Ix: burdensome l)Oi; and 



to me. ITie few words of this kind, which I slull Ik: 

 obliged to use, ainl which arc not defined in the 

 die lionar)', will be found in a Glossary at the end of 

 this volume. 



I am aware, tlut there U a popubr i " 

 against the use of any other than the common i 

 for |»bnts ami anim.ils. I'eople think it is an a: 

 tion of learning, a very sUly pccUntry. f"r these 

 naturalists to go about and s|x-ak of the 

 flowers, and fenvs. and call them by s"' h ouil. 

 •• jaw breaking " namr they do. I nuist 



l)csi»cak your (avor. to put away this prejuui. c, at least 

 in res|xrct to the ** Sea Mosses," If you study these 

 l)lant 11 scientificall) ^vill be oblige<l to learn 



their m ientific names, and, for the best of all u 

 lKraTi>c nlmost all of them have no other. A few like 

 Rho>i',mcnia palmata ; ** R* 1," 



y , ,. // aiv. I. vesiculosus; "Irish Moas," 



Chonuru. cru/ms; -' • n. iVs Aprons" or "Kelp" 

 Laminana ; have cuuuuuu uf popular names. Hut 



