138 THE MARINE BOTANIST. 



cylindrical, branched in an irregular forked manner 

 with elliptical and usually simple ramuli, either 

 lanceolate or oval, clustered or scattered on the 

 branches, filled with a jelly-like fluid, which causes 

 them to adhere well to paper, while the stems are 

 hard and rig-id, adhering but slightly. Darker in 

 colour than others of the genus. Grows on rocks 

 and other algae. Annual. June to August. Fre- 

 quent on the shores of England and Ireland. 



CHYLOCLADIA KALIPORMIS.— SALT- 

 WORT CHYLOCLADIA. 



Fronds tufted, from four to twelve, or even 

 eighteen inches in length. Stem contracted at 

 distant intervals, as if jointed 5 branches springing 

 from the contractions in whorls, as do the ramuli ; 

 these are closely contracted, which gives them a 

 beaded appearance. Colour, dull purplish-red, 

 staining the paper on which it is dried a bright 

 red. Substance tender, and adhering well to 



