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island of Nantucket, and on the yielding surface of whi 
may be seen the blue-eyed Pecten, the common scallop 
our coasts, skipping along by opening and closing its valve 
I have never met with any kind of gulf-weed in our waters, 
but some are found on the shores of Rhode Island, of ¥ 
a beautiful and delicate species was discovered by the late 
distinguished Professor Bailey, and dedicated to the § 
French botanist, Montagne. : 
Somewhat resembling it is the Cystoseira, a genus 
longing to the European seas, and “scarcely represented 
the New World,” the expansa being detected in Califo 
more delicate in its character, the frond much divided, the | 
branches so converted into air-vessels, or vesicles, as to 
like strings of beads. Here also belongs the Sea-tho 
manthalia lorea), a marvellous plant, which at first 
like a cup, and which expansion is in reality its fro 
when ready to bear seed, throws out from its centre $° 
branching linear straps, which extend from ten to Ww 
feet in length, although only less than an inch wide. It 
be sought for at the very lowest tides, or by the be r 
and although attributed to the coast of North Ame 
Agardh, has hitherto escaped the observation of our 
ists. ; . 
In such situations, and even at greater depths, occurs 
Desmarestia aculeata, in long tufted bundles of a dark 0 
green color, usually gathered and preserved in its aut 
and winter form, when it loses the delicate and fresh 
it had in warm weather; so different, that it is often 
sidered two distinct species. It may be known by 
like branchlets, although soft and yielding when 
From these profounder deeps are. dragged by the 
the huge kelps, Tangle or Devil’s-apron, the 
looking like some oar with its stem and blade, | i 
attached to a large pebble of many pounds weight ; 
with its grasping fingers, or bearing in its om 
mussel, on which it had grown. This really nO” 
