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side, near the base, and each of these, together with 

 the main stem in its upper part, will develop the 

 typical outline just now described. 



It remains to be said that the primary branches 

 themselves, branch in the same manner, by short, 

 alternate, secondary branches, and these, again, divide 

 up in the same regular way, the ultimate ramuli at 

 the end being invariably incurved, and growing shorter 

 and shorter to the end of the branch. This regular 

 habit of branching, the graceful outline of the plant, 

 and the many shades of red and delicate pink which 

 it assumes, make it a great favorite with collectors. 



It does not adhere very well to paper, and on 

 that account is all the more easily detached, and 

 woven into those beautiful " Sea Moss " pictures, which 

 some of the fair admirers of these plants are fond 

 of making. With them, this plant becomes a great 

 favorite. Its fine and dehcate ramifications, and its 

 great faithfulness in retaining its normal shape, when 

 once pressed and dried, make it very serviceable for 

 such uses. 



It attains a height of six or eight inches. It 

 may be found at all seasons in great abundance, ou 

 the rocky beaches, between tides and below, upon 

 rocks and other Algae, especially upon Gigartina 

 radula. 



