Part 2 — CHAPTER XIX. MARINE PLANTS.
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CHAPTER XIX. MARINE PLANTS.
The Algæ.—Zostera marina.—The Ulvæ and Enteromorphæ.—The Fuci.—The Laminariæ.—Macrocystis pyrifera.—Description of the Submarine Thickets at Tierra del Fuego.—Nereocystis lutkeana.—The Sargasso Sea.—The Gathering of edible Birds'-nests in the marine Caves of Java.—Agar-Agar.—The Florideæ.—The Diatomaceæ.—Their importance in the economy of the Seas 390