180 S^A MOSSES. 



NrropiiYU^M violaceum, Ac. 



This s|H.'rics is distinguished by its wry narrow 

 frond, \vhi« h forks ahnost from th< 'in. into long, 



slender segnienis, and by iu marked |)uri>le or violet 

 color. It is quite a varialilc plant, yet one or the 

 other of these marks will »i>m nninc it. It 



grows to the height » i« hes, and its 



loU-s are often not • 'f an inch wide, 



and are a|>t to thrt.v* .„. intervals along 



the margin, minute Icarteu wiia a naiK si»ot in them; 

 this is the fruit. It is plentiftil along the entire coast, 

 and grows in deep water on the brger Algae. 



Genus.— CALUIiLhi'ilAKI^" Kutz. 



Caujbu:i'H\ki^ ^ 111 Kirrz, 



The eitiatfii spec cnus is by no 



means as common in our waters, as it is rep<»rted 

 lo 1). r the Atlantic, but it will 



well repay looking for where lay l)c expected. 



It k nn annual, growing in deep water, and rii»en- 

 in- .ind frond in early wintrr. It is found 



at Caijc viin, and down the Co*- of New V'l 



* Caliiblcpturo = Bcauu/iU c7cU«he«. 



