ia2 5/;M MOSSES. 



ing, at the point where several branches put out 

 near together. ITie fruit is proilucetl on the Ion;; 

 hranchlcLs in hemispherical, wart-like prulul»eranccs. 

 ai» large as grap.- seeds. 



The nonnal color is a dark red, which fades on 

 exposure to the air, and so the plant may come t) 

 have almost any tint, according as it ha n fur a 



longer or shorter time tosse<i about by the waves, 

 cx|K>sed on the shore, or treated to fresh water in 

 mount in[^ It grows ujwn rocks and stones, several 

 feet below low-water mark. It is so common every 

 where south of Cai>c Co<l, that si>eci. " lilies need 



not be named. I have found it everywlicrc in those 

 waters. 



RlUBIMNIA COULTKRI, HaRV. 



This species seems to be as common on the California 

 coast as /?. U/ura is on the Ailannc shores. It differs 

 from that if I may judge by a somewha* limited suite 

 of specimens, and from Ilaney's description an<! 

 fi^nirc, by having a more pronounced leading stem. 

 iu)i branched near the base, and by having all the 

 br.inches much shorter in pro|H)rtiot the length 



of the pbnt, and crowded together towards the top 



of the frond. 



It grows at low-tide, an<l below, on rocks, and is 

 found thrown up upon the beach, somewliat rarely, 



