would nul l>c chosen for their l>cauly in the hcrKiriiim, 

 llicy arc t:crtainly in ihc water, extremely graceful and 

 interesting forms. They .ue all |K:rennal. The method 

 of <lrying, pressing and moimting them, has already 

 been given in the Intro<luctor)' Chapter. 



I^MINARI\ SACnjARHISA, I.AM. 



Ttiis sfKTcies is so named for the supjMjseil 

 sweet taste of the fron<i, a (jiulity which I 

 confess has thus far quite eluded my jwwers of 

 detet lion. It is distinguished from the next sp< 

 to be named, l>y its short stem, and its narrower 

 froml. 'I*he stem is not more than four to eight inch^ 

 long, and from one-third to one-half an inch thick. The 

 stem terminates l>elow in a conical mass of «•»«»!! r.w.t 

 hke prongs, which constitute the hold-fa.si. i ui sc 

 are firmly glued to whatever the plant grows u{>on, 

 as shells, rocks, stones, etc., at the lK)ttijm of the sea. 

 If you try to remove one of these Lirge plants from 

 its native anchorage, you will find that it holds very 

 fast. The short stem e?ii>an<ls upward almiptly, into 

 a wide, thick, leather)*, smooth, dirk olivr rolored 

 blade, eight to twelve inches wide, and si. ight 



feet long. It is usually wa\7 or ruffled at the edges. 

 A narrow and very lieautiful variety of this species groi%-s 

 along the shore at Ncw]K)rt, over by the Ixraches. It 



