174 SEA .\f()SSES. 



Genus --snornYLLiM: Om^. 



This spIciulU! ^cnus must l>c one of the glories 

 of the marine flora of CalilornKi. a ciklsI extremely 

 rich in fmc ami l»eautiful s|>e< ies. With iis many 

 s|>ecies of lar^e ami lirillianily colored plant- »Mn 

 ami silky in lexHire, grateful in outline, pr* ».(... m 

 numlK-rs, surely this gemis would Ik; tliffuult to 

 nutrh. What <ouUl l>e more < hanning llwn a wi«le, 

 deep, dear r«M k imkiI, where the l»rown ** Kelp " and 

 the green T/. <j. mtermmgled wjth the waving fronds 

 of these crnnst»n plants, should spreail themselves 

 out in calm and Li/y life, the wonder and admira- 

 tion of ever)- Ijeholder ; or to lo<ik 



•• Km «Io»ti m ihe gre«a aod ('•a«y t>r»i>«, 

 W'len? the iiant it rA (.and, hkc the n»n«nl»in cirut, 

 A«»«l !!•• l»«»l •*«••• •P*nC*« »*»« n'T m»o«; 

 Whrtc friMD Cool lock* ihc tea plant* lift 

 Thru b wiiU» wWre the twJc* aimI U Io»« i 



And sec there, growing upon the stems of the giant 4 

 of Neptune's forest, these brilliant frond ^ ^':tof*yhih, 



• Rtd like Ji Uinixr lMth<d in klauKhlef^** 

 Nm)PHYI.I.lM SPF.ITAIUI.K, KaT' N 



This tnily atimirahU plant, says I'rol. i^ion, is 

 ** among the lar-est s|)eties of the genus, often two 



• Nito(4i]rnufn = A ahinins >caC 



