Plate IX. 
Fig. 33. CUTLEEIA MULTIFIDA. 
Colour. Olive-green, varied with rusty tints. 
Substance. When fresh, firm, thick ; membranaceous ; soon becoming limp. 
Character of Frond. A flat expansion ; many times variously slit in the upper part ; tips of 
the segments pointed. General outline rather fan-shaped. Beautifully marked by 
the prominent dots of fructification, of darker hue than the frond. Boot, woolly. 
Measurement. From 2 to 8 inches long. 
Fructification. Dot-like tufts of seeds {spores) scattered over both surfaces of the plant. 
Habitat. Coasts of England and Ireland. Very rare in Scotland. On rocks and shells in 
from 4 to 15 fathom water. Bare. 
Fig. 34. , HALISEEIS POLYPODIOIDES. 
Colour. Brownish olive ; semi-transparent. 
Substance. Thin ; membranaceous ; very easily torn. 
Character of Frond. Flat ; midribbed ; narrowish throughout ; branched. Branches forked 
{dichotomous)^ though not perfectly so. Margins entire. In tufts from a woolly 
root. 
Measurement. From 4 to 12 inches long ; about J an inch wide. 
Fructification. Minute seeds {spo7^es) in oblong patches along each side of the midrib ; or large 
single ones irregularly scattered. 
Habitat. South of England, West and South of Ireland. Bocks and stones in the sea at from 
2 to 5 fathoms depth. Bare. 
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When fresh its strong, disagreeable odour is a mark of distinction. 
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