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SEA MOSSES. 



crow's quHl, from six to fourteen inches long; 

 first unbr.inrhcl, l.ut soon much branched all arouiui. 

 wilh l.mhs of various length, which stand out 

 straight from the main stem. Hranches from one to 

 four and five inches Umg, according lo the si^c of 



the plant. 



The distinguishing mark of the species is the 

 presence ujv.n l)oth stem and branches, of little 

 tufts, or clusters of incurved ramuli. They .; 

 spirally placed, but when the pbnt is mounted, they 

 seem to Ik alternate. They are commonly so far 

 !K^>aratcd as to l)c cjuile distinct, and arc not more 

 than a <iuancr of an inch long. Color ol the 

 plant when dr)-, a jet black. 



R||nIX)MK!Jl ruxxY^SA,* An. 

 This speties differs from the other in many 

 marked iK>ints. It is less robust in habit ; the stem 

 and branches are flattened; the whole frond is 

 divided and sub-divided in one plane ; the branches 

 arc alternately set upon the stem, and once or twice 

 alternately divided; the ultimate ramuli arc some- 

 what incur\etl, but not clustered as in the other 

 species. In fertile plants, the list divisions at the 

 end of the branches are more or less gathered into 



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