\CA SEA MOSSES. 



I.MRINCIA liVNATinnA,* I-AM. 



rri)n«l. naliciUMl, narrow, in s|k:c imcns ten ii. 

 lung, noi less Uun oncfourih of an inch wide; 

 slam c cariibginuus, lhi< k ; < ulur a livid puqilc. 

 lK-<(>minj^ l.rownisli in dr>in^. and often ladc«) i«. 

 ever)' sluile, down lo a «lull while, and n • — Idoi.. > 

 unevenly fade.l, llwl you will gel ever)' :»ort of color 

 in Ihe dilTerenl larts of ihe s.une pbnt. 'ITic frond 

 widens somewhal uj)v%ards, an«l the flallenc' 

 are often as wnle as ilie nuin .sleni. 'l*hc siem is 

 usually luked al ihe luse, inving, no douU, as ihc 

 ApjKrarame induales. lo the l.reaknig off of the lower 

 branches. An inch i>r iwo aUve ihe luse the branches 

 a|)|K-ar u|>on ihe e.lges of ihe ftallene*! su..., ojmh.sI! 

 or allemaie, al an angle lialf way from horizonu. i.i 

 iK-qKn.licular. Vhc bram hes ihemselves are branched 

 in the same way wiih fl.illenetl bram hlets along iheir 

 ctlges, ami in rare cases these again. The plant is 

 never more than three limes pinnalifid, rarely more than 

 twice. The ends of Uie ulumate pinnulx arc . 



quite blunt. 



The i>oints indicated above will easily identify it. 

 Dr. .Anderson finds it growing on Laminaria, not 

 uncommon, al all seasons, at Sanu Cruz. At SanU 



• PinnaiifttLi " PtooMcly ddt. 



