170 SEA SfOSSES, 



out wi<lfly in l<»lxrs, like a hand with the fingers 

 cxten<lc<l, or remains entire, a fool long, rounded at 

 lop, four or five inches wide, or displays one long, 

 tapering luhe an<l several smaller ones by the side 

 of it. It will thu>» l)C seen to l)c extremely variable 

 in fonii. Hut it has one mark whic h will i Ty 



distinguish it, viz. : a network of branchin ^ 



and interla* ing veins, which < overs over the entire 

 frond. The veins are very pronounce* I, an<l about 

 equally so throughout the frtmd. At le.T^t one other 

 species, of this genus, from these waters, .... • • in 

 the frond, vi/. : X. KuprfchUanum. Mut they 

 are mostly i»arall(l, ami rapnlly fade on" '* ' l 



to the mi«l«lle of the frond. Mrs. Hinghoju aiui Dr. 

 pimmick fiml it not ver>' common at Santa liar 

 thrown uj) from deep water, in May and June. it 

 does not occur at San Diego. Dr. .\ndcr»on*s reiwrt 

 of this and other ^ttophylla, is given under the last 

 species, N. sf^ctabiit. 



NrropHYixtM, Frvjianim. Harv. 



This plinl was no doubt name<l for Mr. A. 1 >. 

 Fr>'e, of New York city, one of the earliest collectors 

 of Algx on the Pacific coast. It is neither a large 

 or a very common species. It attains a height of 

 five or six inches, and is spread to about the same 



