...only in tropical climates. about four inches long. Into these, while fresh, the Wades are stuck, and as the stem dries, it contracts and hardens, closely and firmly embracing the hilt of lhe blade ; when these handles have become hard and shrivelled, they are hardly to be distinguished...

...inches long; into these, while fresh, are stuck blades of knives, such as gardeners use for pruning and grafting. As the stem dries it contracts and hardens,...embracing the hilt of the blade. In the course of »me months the handles become quite firm, and wy hard and shrivelled, so that when tipt with tnsul,...

...according to Dr. Patrick Neill, knife-handles are made in Scotland of the stems of Laminaria digitata. " A pretty thick stem is selected, and cut into pieces...they are hardly to be distinguished from hartshorn." On the authority ot Lightfoot,f the stems of Chorda flum, which often attain the length of thirty or...

...dries it contracts and hardens, closely and ftrnrly embracing the hilt of the blade. In the cours« of some months the handles become quite firm, and very hard and shrivelled, so that when tip|>rH will) metal they are hardly to be distinguished from harts-horn." On many parts of our coast...

...inches long ; into these, while fresh, are stuck blades of knives, such as gardeners use for pruning and grafting. As the stem dries, it contracts and hardens,...shrivelled, so that when tipped with metal, they are scarcely to be distinguished from hartshorn," If you should wish to preserve a specimen of this plant,...

...inches long. Into these, while fresh, are stuck blades of knives, such as gardeners use for pruning and grafting. As the stem dries, it contracts and hardens,...they are hardly to be distinguished from hartshorn." Much resembling this species, but immensely larger, is the plant which has received the name of Sea-furbelows...

...inches long; into these, while fresh, are stuck blades of knives, such as gardeners use for pruning and grafting. As the stem dries it contracts and hardens,...quite firm, and very hard and shrivelled, so that when tipt with metal, they are hardly to be distinguished from hart's horn. The laminaria esculenta is the...

...to Mr. Neill, the old stems of Laminaria digitata are applied " to rather an unexpected use, — the making of knife-handles. A pretty thick stem is selected...with metal they are hardly to be distinguished from hart's horn." As human food, many of the Algse have, as we hav already seen, in different countries,...

...Laminaria buccinalis, Lamouroux. The old stems of Laminaria digitata are applied occasionally to the making of knife-handles. A pretty thick stem is selected,...with metal, they are hardly to be distinguished from stag-horn. About ten years ago a patent was taken out by Mr. Thomas G. Ghislin for utilising uea-weed...

...according to Dr. Patrick Neill, knife-handles are made in Scotland of the stems of Laminaria digitata. "A pretty thick stem is selected, and cut into pieces...tipped with metal they are hardly to be distinguished fro;n hartshorn." On the authority of Lightfoot,f the stems of Chorda filum, which often attain the...