nm Bkntmrn^ weed. 



Rovshv^gkj ill his Directory, laeiitions the 

 range x)f as belfig te^ seen in latitude 



iW**qrSS*ii03?th, and exteiidiag^ as far as latitude 



40" or 42^^ nortlr, ]mt I regard the limits of its 

 raii'j;e as dc]>eiuliiig iiiueli on the prcvailiug 

 vNijids blowing strong lor some time in a par- 

 ticular direetitOn. Oh the Srd of Maitli, 18S1, 

 I lirst saw the weed in hititiule 20^ 12' north, 

 loiioi tilde 33" 3f)' west. In latitude '24'' I(T north, 

 and loiin'itude 35' -j-j' west, laroe (jiiantities ol" it 

 w ere passed, and in latitude 37" 53' north, and 

 longitude W 32* west, we left it. 



During this voyage it was first observed^ as I 

 have previously mentioned, on the 31st of Marcli, 

 in latitLide li'J* north, and 4 1' west longitude; 

 and was seen in large quantities nearly the 



wliole d^taM€^, Wmsi m&% wni hmg 

 mnok ^ tlie i!Ki>rtliwaidy we were didv^^ 

 far to the westward as 44" 7\ still continnmg 



to hiive a qtmntity of weed about the ship ; in- 

 deed it rather increased than diniinishedj for 



large m^ms^ were ei^aii JL-Ois^ fin; h^mi 

 usaai limit aisled: to it; ^ tWi2<^ t^ A^I 



extending to 38" 32' north latitude, and 34" 30' 

 west longitude. The utmost western limit I had 

 an opportunity of observing it in being 44^' 7', 

 and tlui range of iM temp^tna?© dP Ih^ atsn^ 

 spiifsra in its limits being maximum 76^i medlitm 

 70^, Tuiuimnm 50". 



