Phycologia britannica, or, A History of British sea-weeds, containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands . inthis respect perfectly agrees with the Ulvacecs, among which itis placed. This species, together with the closely allied P. vulgaris, issometimes brought to table in England under the name of Laver;and in Scotland and Ireland under that of Sloke, Slouk, orSloukawn. After many hours boiling the frond is reduced to asomewhat slimy pulp, of a dark brown colour, which is eate
Phycologia britannica, or, A History of British sea-weeds, containing coloured figures, generic and specific characters, synonymes, and descriptions of all the species of algae inhabiting the shores of the British Islands . inthis respect perfectly agrees with the Ulvacecs, among which itis placed. This species, together with the closely allied P. vulgaris, issometimes brought to table in England under the name of Laver;and in Scotland and Ireland under that of Sloke, Slouk, orSloukawn. After many hours boiling the frond is reduced to asomewhat slimy pulp, of a dark brown colour, which is eatenwith pepper and lemon-juice or vinegar, and has an agreeableflavour to those who have once conquered the repugnance totaste it, which its great ugliness induces, and many persons arevery fond of it. It might become a valuable article of diet, in theabsence of other vegetables, to the crews of our whaling vesselscruising in high latitudes, where every marine rock, at half-tide,abundantly produces it. In its prepared state it may be pre-served for an indefinite time in closed tin-vessels. Fig. 1. Porphyra laciniata :—of the natural size. 2. Small portion of thefrond, showing the quaternate granules :—magnified. J. Ser. CulorospermejE. Fain. Ulvaeete. Plate CCXI. PORPHYRA VULGARIS, Ag. Gen. Char. Frond delicately membranaceous, flat, purple. Fructification,granules, arranged in fours, scattered over the whole frond; also scattered sori of oval spores. Porphyra {Ag.),—from iropfapos,purple. Porphyra vulgaris, frond simple, lanceolate, entire, the margin more orless waved. Porphyra vulgaris, Ag. Aufz. p. 18. Grev. Alg. Brit. p. 169. Hook. vol. ii. p. 310. Wyatt, Alg. Damn. ri. 32. Euro, in Mack. Ft. 3. p. 241. Harv. Man. p. 1G9. Fl. Antarct. vol. ii. p. I/iyc. Gen. p. 382. Endl. 3rd. Supp. p. 19. Porphyra purpurea, Ag. Sgst. Alg. p. 191. Porphyra linearis, Grev. Alg. Brit. p. 170. t. 18. Hook. Br. Fl. vol. 310. Harv. in Mack. Fl. Hib.
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