Plate XLV. 



Fig. 205. PHYLLOPHOEA KUBENS. 



Colour. A fine deep red. 



Substance. Stiff; rigid; though membranaceous. 



Character of Frond. Flat^ leafy, narrow wedge-shaped; forked or simple; ob- 

 scurely midribbed at base; throwing out secondary shoots of the 

 same formation from the upper surface; this second set throwing out 

 a third in the same way; and so on. The surfaces obstinately crumpled; 

 often covered with parasites. Tufted. 



Measurement. From 1 to 8 inches long. 



Fructification. Of two kinds. 1. A mass of spores in minute, roundish, 

 wrinkled capsules; scattered on the surface. 2. Tetrasjpores in luarts, 

 formed at the base of small, leafy, scattered fron diets. 



Habitat. Our rocky shores generally; but preferring the warmer stations. 

 Under shelter of rocks near low-water mark. Frequent. 



Yery handsome when not infested by Melobesias and Zooyhytes ; but always 

 a rather unmanageable plant to lay out, and never adhering to paper. 



Fig. 206. PHYLLOPHOEA MEMBEANIFOLIA. 



Colour. Purple, or purplish-red; fading to green and yellow. 



Substance. Stems gristly; frondlets membranaceous, but rigidly so; especially 

 when old. 



Character of Frond. Cylindrical, irregularly divided stems, bearing irregular 

 branches, all of which expand into flat, fan-like, or wedge-shaped 

 frondlets, more or less divided and forked. Margins sometimes smooth; 

 sometimes jagged with tiny leaflets; especially above. Tufted. 



Measurement. From 3 to 12 inches long. 



Fructification. Of two kinds. 1. A mass of spores in egg-shaped cap)sules 

 on short stalks, fringing the stems. 2. Tetraspores collected into large, 

 dark, heart-shaped groups [sori), in the lower half of the frondlets. 



Habitat. Our rocky shores generally; but preferring the warmer stations. 

 On rocks between tide-marks. Frequent. 

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