^^4 CRY^TOGA-MIA FILICES. 



paps ofjufa^ and in others above Great-Breezg^ 

 Hilly near '^alifkery in the ifle of Skye^ and Mr, 

 SliKirt at the weft end of Locb-'Tay^ m Breadal- 

 hancy Sec. 



The leaves are fubulate, convex on the outiide, 

 plain on the infide, from three to Eve or fix 

 inches long, fucculent, porous, brittle, inter- 

 nally reticulated, or divided by longitudinal and 

 alternate femitranfverfc membranes. They grow 

 many of them in a clufler, dilated at their bale, 

 and laid up6n One another fo clofely as to form 

 a rind of tuberous root, from which many long, 

 fimple, fiftular rad.cles dcfcend deep into the 

 mud. 

 The fru(5lirications are placed within the bale of 

 - the leaves, at the end of the root. The feeds 

 are fmal!, numerous, round and white. 



MUSCl. 



