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and abilities than myfelf, (hould be hereby encouraged 
to purfue the above hints, in order to obtain a more 
accurate knowledge of a genus of plants hitherto but 
imperfedlly defcribed, and perhaps lefs known than 
any other of the Cryptogamia clafs. I am. 
Dear Sir, 
Your mod; obedient, 
and humble fervant, 
John Strange. 
Appearances of the Conferva Plinii, viewed in differ- 
ent ftates with the microfcope j with references to 
the plate. See Tab. II. 
A. Conferva Plinii, in its natural vigorous ftate, of 
a deep green colour ; taken from the fountain 
in the middle of the botanical garden at Flo- 
rence. 
B. B. B. Tranfverfe membranes or diaphragms, ap- 
parently of a fpongy nature, and tranfparent. 
C. C. C. Parenchyma which gives the deep green 
colour to this plant, replete with globular ap- 
pearances, like air-bladders. 
D. Conferva Plinii, of a yellowifli green colour ; 
taken from a fountain in Marquis Grifoni’s gar- 
den at Florence. This plant was in the firft 
ftage of putrefadlion, a great part of its paren- 
chyma being diifolved and feparated from it : 
hence its degradation of colour. 
E.E.E. The 
