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width when full grown, and much divided. From 

 a minute point of attachment it widens rapidly upward 

 in a wedged- shaped manner, quite like a palmate, or 

 typical form, of "Dulse," and in general, it may be 

 said to have the habit of the smaller species of that 

 genus, found in the same neighborhood, viz. : Rhody- 

 mcnia corallina. The full grown frond is divided 

 almost to the base into three or four lobes, and these 

 again at lop, having widened much, are themselves 

 divided half way down, the secondary lobes being 

 nicely rounded and scalloped at top. It is full red, 

 thickish and nerveless. It is not very uncommon in 

 northern California, but is rare in Santa Barbara, and 

 has not yet been found at San Diego. In the former 

 place it is thrown up from deep water in May, and 

 probably at other times. 



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Though by no means the largest, this is one of the 

 most interesting and certainly the best marked spec :ies 

 of the group, it has a narrow frond throughout, not 

 over one-third of an inch wide, often le>s than that. 

 It throws out branches profusely along each ed 

 or quite loses itself in branchings and forkings, so 

 to make often, a \ cry rambling and uncertain outline. 

 But tin- figure, in Plate XL, will give a much better 



