. A text-book of botany for secondary schools. Botany. 12: violet, dark purple, and reddish-brown, often beautifully tinted. In general, the bodies are much more graceful and delicate than those of the brown Akse. There is the. Fig. 117.—One of the red Algae. greatest variety of forms, branching filaments, ribbons, and filmy plates prevailing; and often profuse branching occurs, the plants resembling mosses of delicate texture (Figs. 116 and 117). One remarkable group, chiefly displayed on tropical and surf-beaten coasts, contains such a deposit of lime in the cell-walls that the forms r
. A text-book of botany for secondary schools. Botany. 12: violet, dark purple, and reddish-brown, often beautifully tinted. In general, the bodies are much more graceful and delicate than those of the brown Akse. There is the. Fig. 117.—One of the red Algae. greatest variety of forms, branching filaments, ribbons, and filmy plates prevailing; and often profuse branching occurs, the plants resembling mosses of delicate texture (Figs. 116 and 117). One remarkable group, chiefly displayed on tropical and surf-beaten coasts, contains such a deposit of lime in the cell-walls that the forms resemble branching corals or coral-like incrustations; and for this reason they are called corallines. Red Algae are all anchored forms, and are chiefly dis- played in temperate and tropical waters. While not re-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Coulter, John Merle, 1851-1928. New York, D. Appleton
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