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The next is the Conferva flofculofa, and is repre- 
fented at fig, e. in a branch of the natural fize. big. 
E. is the fame magnified. This is one of thole re- 
markable Confervas that has footftalks to its .flowers 
or fr unification. It appears to have fruit like a ftraw- 
berry, or rafpberry, furrounded by a leafy calyx. 
This was found on the fea-coafi, near Yarmouth 
in Norfolk, by my worthy friend George Whatley, 
Efquire, in the year 1764. When it was frefh, it 
was of a moft vivid carmine colour. The other 
with flowers, at fig./, is the Conferva geniculate. 
Fig. F. fhews the fame branch more diftindtly, being 
magnified with flowers furrounding the joints ; this, 
with one which I have called in my catalogue of 
Confervas, Conferva florifera, I difeovered in the 
year 1754 near Brighthelmftone in Suflex, when 
Mr. Ehret was fo kind as to make drawings of 
them while recent. The colour of this, when frefh, 
is a fine fcarlet. 
The Conferva plumula, at fig. g. is one of the 
fmalleft of the tribe, but moft' elegantly feathered ; 
it is of a pale red colour. The fame is magnified at 
fig. G. which fhews the order that the fruit and 
branches are difpofed in. G 1 fhews the fruit or 
feeds, which are of a red colour, furrounded by a 
clear gelatinous pulp. 
The Conferva at fig. h. I have called Ciliata, from 
the circle of fmall fibres at the top of each joint. 
The magnified drawing at fig. H. fhews thefe fibres 
like a crown on each joint. This was inferted here 
to fhew, with the reft, fome of the infinite variety of 
beautiful forms, which the great Author of nature 
has imprefled even upon one of the loweft dalles of 
the vegetable tribe. 
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