Excerpt from Phycologia Britannica, or a History of British Sea-Weeds, Vol. 1 of 4: Containing Coloured Figures, Generic and Specific Characters, Synonymes, and Descriptions of All the Species of Algae Inhabiting the Shores of the British Islands; Melanospermeae, or Olive Sea-Weeds Whatever may be my errors in this respect, I have the satisfaction to know that the study of British Marine Botany has been fostered and ex tended by this work; and this, to an author who feels a personal interest in his subject, is the best reward for his labours. A progressive taste has shown itself for these plants, in the large increase of collectors within the past five years, and in the number of my correspondents since the monthly issue commenced. Many new species have been discovered, and several others added to the British list; and several, which had not been gathered for many years previously, have been rediscovered, some in new habitats, and some in their old, but lost, stations. Very few of these discoveries or additions have been made by myself, but are due to the zeal of my cor respondents, a majority of whom, familiar as I am with their handwriting and friendly feeling, are personally unknown to me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.