. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. 46 THE OCEAN, or Stalks of others. Ptilota plumosa, for example, a delicately feathered species of a pink or purplish hue, IS found to be parasitical on the common tan- gle. It IS justly considered one of the ornaments of our southern shores, but becomes still finer as we approach a more northern latitude. This must not be confounded with another elegant little plant bear- mg the same specific name, but belonging to a dif-. Brvopsis plumosa. ferent genus, Bryopsis plumosa. The t
. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. 46 THE OCEAN, or Stalks of others. Ptilota plumosa, for example, a delicately feathered species of a pink or purplish hue, IS found to be parasitical on the common tan- gle. It IS justly considered one of the ornaments of our southern shores, but becomes still finer as we approach a more northern latitude. This must not be confounded with another elegant little plant bear- mg the same specific name, but belonging to a dif-. Brvopsis plumosa. ferent genus, Bryopsis plumosa. The tribe of which the latter is a member is remarkable for its deHcacy. in the one now mentioned the main stem is very slender,^ set with horizontally-spreading branches, like a pine-tree, each of which is most elegantly fea- thered. Its colour is a bright grass-green, and the whole surface shmes as if it were varnished. It is. 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 Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888. London : Printed for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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