88 SEA MOSSES, 



from Santa Cniz norihwarti. I have seen but one 

 s|)ccimcn of this curious am! interesting plant, and 

 Uiat was kindly sent inc hy Dr. Amlcrson. It is a 

 sniall but ainarcnily a t)'])i<al one. 'ITic excellent 

 figure and description given by Ruprecht ' noth- 



ing in that line to be <le>ire<l. 'ITie inajn stem is 

 nuny pronged at the lose, hollow, about half an 

 inch thick, whi« h size is unifonn, except that it ia|)ers 

 a little near the to)), and about a foot long. It is 

 crowned with a cluster of stalked leaves a foot or 

 more long, an inch or so wide • •' ■ -niddle, ta|x:ring 

 to a i>oint at the top, and set in |uir.> ufx^n the l<>ti^ 

 forked jK-tiole. The leaves arc curiously ribbed or 

 " fluteil '• lengthwise, ihc higher riljs being in ihc 

 middle. An examination shows lliat the depr< 

 «»n one side correspond to the ete>Mtions on the other 

 side of the leaf. It is found at all seasons on ex|x>sc<l 

 points, growing upon the rocks. 



Genus.— /»/'AiVyGC?/V/(7AV/.* /^u/>r, 



l*rKRVt;r)pHoRA CAUKORNICA, KUPR. 



For a fine plant ui uiis species I am also indebted 

 to the lilx'raliiy of Dr. .\nderson, and for a full 



* Plcry(oopltr> ~ Wimg-beahas. 



