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 Mary Wyatt and her Seaweeds

VOLUME 1.

Collection of Kit Batten


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ALGÆ DANMONIENSES,

OR

Dried Specimens

OF

MARINE PLANTS,

Principally Collected

IN

DEVONSHIRE;

CAREFULLY NAMED ACCORDING TO

DR. HOOKER`S BRITISH FLORA,

VOL. 1.

Containing 50 Species.

PREPARED AND SOLD BY MARY WYATT, DEALER IN SHELLS,

Torquay;

By whom only, orders are received, post paid.

 

E. COCKREM, PRINTER, 10, STRAND, TORQUAY.

 

 

No. 1. Cystoseira ericoides. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 265. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 4.  / Torbay, frequent.

No. 2. Fucus Serratus. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 267. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 15.  / Torbay, abundant.

No. 3. Himanthalia lorea. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 269. / Grev. Alg. Brit. Tab. 3.  / Torbay, frequent.

No. 4. Laminaria bulbosa. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 271. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 29.  / Rocks, deep water.

No. 5. Sperochnus rhizodes. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 275. / Grev. Alg. Brit. Tab. 6.  / parasitic, on C. ericoides.

No. 6. Chorda lomentaria. / Hook. Br. Fl. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 276.  / Rocks in the sea.

No. 7. Asperococcus fistulosus. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 277. / As ehinatum Grev. Alg. Brit. Tab. 9.  / Torbay, frequent.

No. 8. Asperococcus compressus. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 278, new species. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 4.  / Sidmouth and Torquay, rare.

No. 9. Panetaria latifolia. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 278. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 52.  / Torbay.

No. 10. Dictyota dichotoma. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 280. / Grev. Alg. Brit. Tab. 10.  / Coast of Devon, frequent.

No. 11. Padina pavonia. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 281. / Grev. Alg. Brit. Tab. 10.  / Tor Abbey rocks.

No. 12. Haliseris polypodiodes. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 282. / Grev. Alg. Brit. Tab. 8.  / Livermead, Tor Abbey.

No. 13. Delessaria Sanguinea. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 285. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 72.  / Torbay.

No. 14. Delessaria alata. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 285. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 73.  / Torbay.

No. 15. Nitophyllum Ocellatum. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 286. / Grev. Alg. Brit. Tab. 12.  / Harbrick rocks, Torbay, very rare.

No. 16. Nitophyllum Ulvoideum. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 287. / Nito. Hillæ. Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 80.  / Torquay, rare.

No. 17. Rhodomenia lacineata. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 589. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 26.  / Tor Abbey.

*No. 17. Rhodomenia lacineata. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 589. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 26.  / Tor Abbey.

No. 18. Rhodomenia jubata. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 291. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 91.  / Rocks, Torquay.

No. 19. Rhodomenia reniformis. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 292. / Iridæa ren. Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 160.  / Rocks, Torquay, rare.

No. 20. Plocamium coccineum. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 292. / Grev. Alg. Brit. Tab. 12.  / Tor Abbey.

No. 21. Laurencia obtusa. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 296. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 111.  / On Coralines, Tor Abbey, rare.

No. 22**. Laurencia tenuissima. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 296. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 113.  / Harbrick rocks, Torbay, very rare.

No. 23. Chylocladia clavellosa. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 597. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 115.  / Torbay.

No. 24. Chylocladia kaliformis. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 297. / Gastridium Kaliforme, Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 117.  / Torbay, frequent.

*No. 24. Chylocladia kaliformis. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 297. / Gastridium Kaliforme, Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 117.  / Torbay, frequent.

No. 25. Gigartina compressa. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 299. / Gracillaria compressa. Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 125.  / Sidmouth, rare.

No. 26. Gigartina acicularis. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 300. / Grev. Alg. Brit. Tab. 16.  / Torquay, rare.

No. 27. Gigartina Teedii. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 301. / Rhodomenia Teedii. Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 96.  / Rocks, Elberry Cove, rare.

No. 28. Gigartina Griffithsiæ. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 301. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 149.  / Sidmouth.

No. 29. Phyllophora rubens. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 303. / Grev. Alg. Brit. Tab. 15.  / Rocks, Torbay.

No. 30. Gelidium corneum. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 305. / Grev. Alg. Brit. Tab. 16.  / Many varieties, Torbay.

No. 31. Dumontia filiformis. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 308. / Grev. Alg. Brit. Tab. 17.  / Torbay.

No. 32. Porphyra laciniata. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 310. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 168.  / Torbay, common.

No. 33. Ulva latissima. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 311. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 125.  / Torquay, abundant.

No. 34. Entreomorpha clathrata. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 315. / Grev. Alg. Brit. P. 181.  / Rocks, Tor Abbey.

No. 35. Codium tomentosum. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 317. / Grev. Alg. Brit. Tab. 19.  / - .

No. 36. Sphacellaria scoparia. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 323. / Conferva. Sco. E. B. T. 1552.  / Rocks, Tor Abbey.

No. 37. Ectocarpus tomentosus. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 326. / Conf. tomentosa. Del: T. 56.  / Torbay, on F. Vesiculosus.

No. 38. Ectocarpus granulosus. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 326. / E. B. Tab. 2351.  / - .

No. 39. Polysiphonia fibrata. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 329. / Conf. fibrate : Dillw.  / - .

No. 40. Polysiphonia elongata. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 333. / Conf. elongata : Dillw. E. B. T. 2429. / - .

No. 41. Dasya coccinea. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 335. / Con : Dillw.  E. B. Tab. 1o55/ - .

No. 42. Ceramium rubrum. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 336. / Conf: rubra. Dillw. E. B. 1166 / Torbay, many varieties.

No. 43. Griffithsia multifida. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 338. / E. B. Tb. 1816. / Harbrick rocks, Torbay.

No. 44. Polysiphonia fibrata. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 341. / Conferva roseum, Dillw. T. 17. / Ceranium roseum, Roth. Pier, Torquay.

No. 45. Calithamnion gracillimum. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 345. / -  / Pier, Torquay .

No. 46. Conferva centralis. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 358. / -  / Bathing Cove, Torquay .

No. 47. Mesogloia purpurea. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 386. new species / -  / Sidmouth, Mrs. Griffiths .

No. 48. Mesogloia Griffithsiana. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 387. new species / -  / Livermead, Torbay .

No. 49. Mesogloia Virescens. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 387 / - / Meadfoot, Torbay, new species.

No. 50. Rivularia Nitida. / Hook. Br. Fl. p. 393. / - / Rocks, Tor Abbey.


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