CRYPTOGAMIA. ALGiE. Ulva. 
Ill 
Bright green, thin, the folded edge even, the open edges indented and 
curled. Dill, in R. Syn. 62. n. 3. and Muse. 46. Five or six inches long, 
about an inch wide, doubled lengthwise. Lightf. 973. 
(Green Indented Laver. E.) On large stones and rocks in the sea”; 
and in ditches near Sheerness. P. Jan.—Dec. 
U. latis'sima. Oblong; flat, waved; membranaceous; green. Linn. 
Somewhat sword-shaped, brown. Huds. 56*7- 
A very long and very broad membrane. Linn. Suec. n. 1156. Leaf one to 
three feet long, two to eight inches wide, thin, shining. Huds. Of no 
regular shape, extremely thin. Mr. Woodward. 
(Marine Membranaceous Laver. E.) if. fused. Huds. 567. Rocks 
and stones in the sea near Sheerness, in the Isle of Sheppey. Yarmouth 
Haven. Mr. Woodward. A. May—Oct. 
U. LAcinia'ta. Leaves flat, purple; the extremities widening, jagged, 
and waved. Lightf. 974. 
Lightf. 33. at p. 974. 
Seeds minute, numerous, like grains of red powder, lodged in various 
parts of the substance. Greatly resembles F. laciniatus, but the fruc¬ 
tifications are different. Lightf. 
(Jagged Purple Laver. E.) Sea-shore, on the coast of Jura. Aug. 
U. lactu'ca. Hand-shaped ; proliferous ; membranaceous ; segments 
narrower towards the base. 
E. Bot. 1551— Dill. 8. 1— Lob. Ohs. 647. 1. and Ic. if. 247. 1 —Bod. 477. 
2—Ger. Em. 1566.2—Park. 1293. 9— J. B. iii. 801— Matth. 1136— 
Ger. 1377. 
Leaves incorporated, pale, hand-shaped, each segment growing out again 
into hand-shaped leaves; segments waved, inversely egg-shaped, blunt, 
transparent. Linn. A foot high or more; thin, pellucid, fine green, up¬ 
right, or reclining. Dill. 42. 
Oyster-green. Green Sloke. Scotland.* On rocks, stones, and shells in 
the sea, and salt-water ditches. In the Avon below Bristol, very large 
and perfect. 
Var. 2. Tender, slippery. 
(E. Bot. 2320. E.)— Dill 8. 2. 
(This variety seems chiefly to differ from the preceding in size and texturd; 
on these grounds Roth and Smith have designated it as a distinct species, 
U. bullosa. It perhaps may still admit of a question whether these little 
variations may not be attributed to the relative situation of each plant. 
E 0 . ■ 
Fresh-water Laver. Ditches and pools in the meadows about Newing¬ 
ton, near London. Dill. 
(U. kamulo'sa. Frond tubular, very much branched, somewhat com¬ 
pressed, green: ultimate branches scattered, extremely numerous, 
sharp-pointed. 
E. Bot. 2137. 
* (Used at table stewed with lemon-juice. It is esteemed beneficial for scrophulbus 
habits. Lightfoot says the Highlanders bind it about the forehead and temples to assuage 
head-ache and to procure sleep, E.) 
