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disting'uislied by any constant character. Grows 

 in the same situations as P, laciniata. Annual. 



0. S. P. miniata. Only once found floating in 

 the sea by the late Capt. Carmichael at Appin^ 

 Argyleshire. " Frond solitary, plane, oblong, gela- 

 tinous, rose-red. From its texture and fructifica- 

 tion, it evidently does not belong to this genus." — 

 Carmichael. 



