CRYPTOGAMIA ALGJE. 981 



fcoparia 9. CONFERVA filamentis proliferis faftigiatis hir- 

 tis. Sp.-pl. 1635. {Dillen. mufc. 24. /. 4./. 23.) 



Brulh Conferva. Anglii. 



Upon the weftern coaft, ' 



The color of this., when recent and young, is a 

 dark dull green, bi:: when old or dry, a ruflet- 

 brown. 



The plant, with al! ifs branches, is from three to 

 nine inches in length. 



'J'he branches are compofed of numerous threads, 

 all of equal length, forming bundles or duf- 

 fers like a painter's brufh or pencil. The 

 threads themfelves appear rough and hairy, 

 owing to their being furnifli'd with vtxy fine 

 brillly dents, growing alternate, but fo clofe 

 to each other as to render the threads pinnated. 

 Thefe dents vary much in length ; fometimes 

 they are fo fhorr as only to make the threads 

 appear rough or hairy i ac other times they ai'e 

 16 long, as to render them beautifully feather'd. 



The threads are perfeftly cylindrical, but when 

 ••• :-. ■ magnified, are found to be jqinj:ed with nume- 

 rous tranfverfe fepta^ of a darker color than 

 . '.'\ ' the other parts. 



fxniculacea CONFERVA filamentis sequalibus ramofiffimis, 



10, 1 '. •■ ramis ramulifq; longiffimis fparfis. Hudf. Fl. 



'-■ : -^^^gi- p- A79' »" 4- (Dillen. mufc. 16. t. 2./. 8.) 



. . . ^ ' K r r 4 Fennel- 



