湊徨勵弌傍利 > 哂囂窮徨慕 > glaucus-or the wonders of the shore(鯉斥互帽) >

及27准

glaucus-or the wonders of the shore(鯉斥互帽)-及27准

弌傍�� glaucus-or the wonders of the shore(鯉斥互帽) 忖方�� 耽匈4000忖

梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��




inhospitable Hastings beach�察�and of sleeping�察�as best                    you can�察�on board�此�

but   in   the long   days   and   settled   fine   weather     of summer�察  �the  trip�察  �in   a 

stout boat�察�ought to be a safe and a             pleasant one。 

     On the Diamond you will find   many�察�or   most of those gay  creatures 

which   attract   your   eye   in   the   central   row   of   tanks   at   the     Zoological 

Gardens�此      �great   twisted   masses   of   Serpulae�察  。�26��   those       white  tubes   of 

stone�察    �from    the   mouth     of  which     protrude     pairs   of   rose´coloured        or 

orange   fans�察  �flashing   in�察  �quick   as   light�察  �the     moment   that   your   finger 

approaches them or your shadow crosses the                    water。 

     You   will   dredge�察  �too�察  �the   twelve´rayed   sun´star   ��Solaster   papposa���察�

with his rich scarlet armour�察�and more strange�察�and quite as                     beautiful�察�the 

bird's foot star ��Palmipes membranaceus���察�which you                       may see crawling 

by   its   thousand   sucking´feet   in   the   Crystal   Palace        tanks�察  �a   pentagonal 

webbed   bird's   foot�察  �of   scarlet   and   orange       shagreen。       With   him�察  �most 

probably�察�will be a specimen of the great                purple heart´urchin ��Spatangus 

purpureus���察  �clothed   in   pale   lilac      horny   spines�察  �and   other   Echinoderms�察�

for   which   you   must   consult       Forbes's   ;British   Star´fishes�此─  �but   perhaps 

the    species    among      them     which      will   interest   you    most�察   �will   be   the 

common brittle´star          ��Ophiocoma rosula���察�of which a hundred or so�察�I can 

promise�察  �shall      come   up   at   a   single   haul   of   the   dredge�察  �entwining   their 

long      spine´    clad    arms     in   a    seemingly       inextricable      confusion      of 

;kaleidoscope;         patterns ��thanks to Mr。 Gosse for the one right epithet���察�

purple      and azure�察�fawn�察�brown�察�green�察�grey�察�white and crimson�察�as if a 

whole bed of China´asters should have first come to life�察�and then                         gone 

mad�察�and fallen to fighting。            But pick out�察�one by one�察           �specimens from 

the tangled mass�察�and you will agree that no China´ aster is so fair as this 

living   stone´flower   of   the   deep�察  �with   its     daisy´like   disc�察  �and   fine   long 

prickly arms�察�which never cease              their graceful serpentine motion�察�and its 

colours      hardly     alike    in    any     two    specimens。        Handle       them     not�察�



                                                  76 


´ Page 77´

                                Glaucus/or The Wonders of the Shore 



meanwhile�察�too roughly�察�lest�察           �whether modesty or in anger�察�they begin a 

desperate   course   of      gradual   suicide�察  �and�察  �breaking   off   arm   after   arm 

piecemeal�察�fling        them indignantly at their tormentor。              Along with these 

you   will    certainly   obtain   a   few   of   that   fine   bivalve�察  �the   great   Scallop�察�

which   you   have   seen   lying   on   every  fishmonger's   counter   in         Hastings。 

Of     these   you    must    pick    out   those    which    seem     dirtiest   and     most 

overgrown with parasites�察�and place them carefully in a jar of                     salt water�察�

where they may not be rubbed�察�for they are worth your                     examination�察�not 

merely   for   the   sake   of   that   ring   of   gem´like   eyes   which   borders   their 

;cloak�察─�lying along the extreme out edge of                  the shell as the valves are 

half    open�察   �but   for  the   sake   of   the   parasites     outside�此    �corallines     of 

exquisite      delicacy�察   �Plumulariae        and     Sertulariae�察    �dead    men's    hands 

��Alcyonia���察      �lumps    of   white    or   orange      jelly�察 �which     will   protrude    a 

thousand star´like   polypes�察 �and          the Tubularia indivisa�察�twisted   tubes of 

fine straw�察�which ought           already to have puzzled you�察�for you may pick 

them up in       considerable masses on the Hastings beach after a south´west 

gale�察   �and   think   long   over   them   before   you   determine   whether   the   oat´ 

like     stems     and   spongy     roots    belong    to   an   animal�察   �or   a  vegetable。 

Animals they are�察�nevertheless�察�though even now you will hardly                          guess 

the fact�察�when you see at the mouth of each tube a little                    scarlet flower�察�

connected       with    the  pink    pulp   which     fills  the   tube。      For    a  further 

description   of   this   largest   and   handsomest   of   our       Hydroid   Polypes�察  �I 

must refer you to Johnston�察�or�察�failing him�察�to               Landsborough�察�and go on�察�

to   beg   you   not   to   despise   those   pink�察  �or grey�察  �or   white   lumps   of   jelly�察�

which   will   expand   in   salt   water   into    exquisite   sea´anemones�察  �of   quite 

different forms from any which we               have found along the rocks。            One of 

them     will   certainly    be   the    Dianthus�察     。�27��    which    will   open    into   a 

furbelowed   flower�察  �furred         with   innumerable   delicate   tentacula�察  �and   in 

the   centre   a   mouth   of   the   most   delicate   orange�察  �the   size   of   the   whole 

animal being        perhaps eight inches high and five across。               Perhaps it will 

be of a     satiny grey�察�perhaps pale rose�察�perhaps pure white�察�whatever its 

colour�察�it is the very maiden queen of all the beautiful tribe�察�and                     one of 

the loveliest gems   with which it   has pleased God   to bedeck                   this   lower 

world。 



                                                 77 


´ Page 78´

                                Glaucus/or The Wonders of the Shore 



     These   and   much   more   you   will   find   on   the   scallops�察  �or   even   more 

plentifully on any lump of ancient oysters�察�and if you do not                     dredge�察�it 

would be well worth your while to make interest with the                       fish´monger 

for a few oyster lumps�察�put into water the moment they                    are taken out of 

the trawl。     Divide them carefully�察�clear out the            oysters with a knife�察�and 

put   the   shells   into   your   aquarium�察  �and    you   will   find   that   an   oyster   at 

home is a very different thing from            an oyster on a stall。 

     You     ought�察  �besides�察   �to  dredge     many    handsome       species   of   shells�察�

which      you   would     never    pick    up   along    the   beach�察   �and   if  you    are 

conchologizing in earnest�察�you must not forget to bring home a tin                       box 

of shell sand�察�to be washed and picked over in a dish at your                    leisure�察�or 

forget   either   to   wash    through   a   fine   sieve�察  �over   the  boat's   side�察  �any 

sludge     and   ooze    which    the   dredge    brings    up。   Many       ´  I  may    say�察�

hundreds ´ rare and new shells are found in this way�察               �and in no other。 

     But   if   you   cannot   afford   the   expense   of   your   own   dredge   and   boat�察�

and      the   time     and    trouble     necessary      to   follow     the    occupation 

scientifically�察    �yet   every    trawler     and   oyster´boat      will   afford    you    a 

tolerable satisfaction。       Go on board one of these�察�and while the               trawl is 

down�察�spend a pleasant hour or two in talking with the                     simple�察�honest�察�

sturdy fellows who work it�察�from whom ��if you are                  as fortunate as I have 

been for many a year past�� you may get many                   a moving story of danger 

and sorrow�察�as well as many a shrewd               practical maxim�察�and often�察�too�察�a 

living recognition of God�察�and            the providence of God�察�which will send 

you home�察�perhaps�察�a wiser            and more genial man。           And when the trawl 

is hauled�察�wait till the       fish are counted out�察�and packed away�察�and then 

kneel   down   and      inspect   ��in   a   pair   of   Mackintosh   leggings�察  �and   your 

oldest   coat��    the   crawling   heap   of   shells   and   zoophytes   which   remains 

behind      about   the   decks�察  �and   you   will   find�察  �if   a   landsman�察  �enough   to 

occupy      you     for  a  week    to  come。     Nay�察    �even   if  it  be  too   calm   for 

trawling�察    �condescend to go out in a dingy�察�and help to haul some honest 

fellow's   deep´sea   lines   and   lobster´pots�察  �and   you   will   find   more       and 

stranger things about them than even fish or lobsters�此                 �though      they�察�to 

him who has eyes to see�察�are strange enough。 

     I speak from experience�察�for it was not s

卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��1�� 家��1��

低辛嬬浪散議