The natural history of Barbados : in ten books . Book IX. IJland of BARBADOS 7he Long Brown Sea-weed. THIS Mofs is the longefl: of all others, being often above twelveInches in Length; the main Branches are feldom fubdivided intolefler ones ; each being thickly cloathed with fmall oval Leaves, inter-mixed with brownifli Berries. This chiefly grows upon Rocks, at fomeDiflance from the Shore. The White Broad-leafd Sea-Weed. TH E Leaves of this fomewhat refemble thofe of a fmall curledLettuce, but far more membranoufly thin ; and the Leaves moreflnuated and involved in the Foldings of each other.
The natural history of Barbados : in ten books . Book IX. IJland of BARBADOS 7he Long Brown Sea-weed. THIS Mofs is the longefl: of all others, being often above twelveInches in Length; the main Branches are feldom fubdivided intolefler ones ; each being thickly cloathed with fmall oval Leaves, inter-mixed with brownifli Berries. This chiefly grows upon Rocks, at fomeDiflance from the Shore. The White Broad-leafd Sea-Weed. TH E Leaves of this fomewhat refemble thofe of a fmall curledLettuce, but far more membranoufly thin ; and the Leaves moreflnuated and involved in the Foldings of each other. The Pale-Green Sea-Weed. THIS grows into a Clufter of thin, flat, pale-green Leaves, di-vided fldeways into many Branches, each terminating in a blunt,forked Point. The Coral Sea-Weed. THIS extends itfelf from the Rocks, in a long, naked Stem, of abrown yellowifli Colour, in Subfl:ance near as thick a as RavensQuill; each, at its Extremity, divided into a Group of many blunt-pointed Diviflons. The Brown Head-leafd Sea-Weed. THIS grows in a thi
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