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striped and ringed with various shades of grey and               brown。      Shall we get 

them�拭     �By    all  means    if  we   can。    Touch     one。     Where      is  he  now�拭�

Gone�拭     �Vanished into air�察�or into stone�拭        �Not     quite。    You see that knot 

of sand and broken shell lying on the             rock�察�where your Dahlia was one 

moment ago。        Touch it�察�and you will         find it leathery and elastic。       That 

is   all   which   remains   of   the live   Dahlia。    Never   mind�察  �get   your   finger 

into the crack under him�察         �work him gently but firmly out�察�and take him 

home�察�and he will be         as happy and as gorgeous as ever to´morrow。 

     Let   your    Actiniae    stand   for  a  day   or  two    in  the  dish�察  �and   then�察�

picking out   the   liveliest and   handsomest�察  �detach   them  once   more          from 

their hold�察�drop them into your vase�察�right   them with a   bit of               stick�察�so 

that   the   sucking    base   is  downwards�察     �and    leave   them   to   themselves 

thenceforth。 

     These   two   species   ��Mesembryanthemum   and   Crassicornis��   are   quite 

beautiful     enough    to   give   a  beginner    amusement�此      �but    there   are  two 

others which are not uncommon�察�and of such exceeding loveliness�察                      �that 

it  is  worth    while    to  take  a  little  trouble   to  get  them。     The     one    is 

Dianthus�察  �which   I   have   already   mentioned�察  �the   other   Bellis�察      �the   sea´ 

daisy�察�of which there is an excellent description and              plates in Mr。 Gosse's 

;Rambles in Devon�察─�pp。 24 to 32。 

     It   is   common   at   Ilfracombe�察  �and   at Torquay�察  �and   indeed   everywhere 



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where   there   are   cracks   and   small   holes   in   limestone   or   slate   rock。     In 

these holes it fixes its base�察�and expands its delicate brown´ grey star´like 

flowers   on   the   surface�此    �but   it   must   be   chipped   out   with   hammer   and 

chisel�察  �at   the   expense   of   much   dirt   and   patience�察   �for   the   moment   it   is 

touched it   contracts deep   into the  rock�察�and            all   that is   left of   the  daisy 

flower�察�some two or three inches             across�察�is a blue knot of half the size of 

a marble。      But it will      expand again�察�after a day or two of captivity�察�and 

will repay all      the trouble which it has cost。           Troglodytes may be found�察�

as I have      said   already�察�in   hundreds at   Hastings�察�in   similar situations to 

that   of   Bellis�察  �its   only   token�察  �when   the   tide   is   down�察  �being   a  round 

dimple in the muddy sand which firs the lower cracks of                    rocks。 

     But   you   will   want   more   than   these   anemones�察  �both   for   your   own 

amusement�察�and for the health of your tank。                  Microscopic animals           will 

breed�察�and will also die�察�and you need for them some such                      scavenger as 

our   poor   friend   Squinado�察  �to   whom   you   were   introduced           a   few   pages 

back。     Turn�察�then�察�a few stones which lie piled on each                 other at extreme 

low´water mark�察�and five minutes' search will give                    you the very animal 

you want�察 � a little crab�察�of a dingy russet              above�察�and on the under side 

like    smooth     porcelain。     His    back    is  quite    flat�察 �and   so   are  his   large 

angular   fringed   claws�察  �which�察  �when         he   folds   them   up�察  �lie   in   the   same 

plane with his shell�察�and fit          neatly into its edges。        Compact little rogue 

that he is�察�made        especially for sidling in and out of cracks and crannies�察�

he    carries   with   him   such   an   apparatus   of   combs   and   brushes   as   Isidor 

or Floris never dreamed of�察�with which he sweeps out of the sea´ water at 

every   moment   shoals   of   minute   animalcules�察  �and   sucks   them             into   his 

tiny    mouth。     Mr。     Gosse     will  tell  you    more    of   this  marvel�察     �in   his 

;Aquarium�察─�p。 48。 

     Next�察  �your   sea´weeds�察  �if   they   thrive   as   they   ought   to   do�察  �will   sow 

their minute spores in millions around them�察�and these�察�as they                     vegetate�察�

will form a green film on the inside of the glass�察               �spoiling your prospect�此�

you may rub it off for yourself�察�if you             will�察�with a rag fastened to a stick�察�

but   if   you   wish   at   once   to  save   yourself   trouble�察  �and   to   see   how   all 

emergencies   in   nature   are      provided   for�察  �you   will   set   three   or   four   live 

shells to do it for      you�察�and to keep your sub´aqueous lawn close mown。 



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     That last word is no figure of speech。             Look among the beds of sea´ 

weed   for   a   few   of   the   bright   yellow   or   green   sea´snails   ��Nerita���察   �or 

Conical Tops ��Trochus���察�especially that beautiful pink one                    spotted with 

brown ��Ziziphinus���察�which you are sure to find about                 shaded rock´ledges 

at   dead   low   tide�察  �and   put   them   into   your aquarium。       For   the   present�察�

they will only nibble the green ulvae�察            �but when the film of young weed 

begins   to   form�察  �you   will   see   it mown   off   every   morning   as   fast   as   it 

grows�察�in little semicircular         sweeps�察�just as if a fairy's scythe had been at 

work during the        night。 

     And   a   scythe   has   been   at   work�察  �none   other   than   the   tongue   of   the 

little shell´fish�察�a description of its extraordinary mechanism                ��too long to 

quote   here�察  �but   which is   well   worth   reading��   may  be      found   in   Gosse's 

;Aquarium。; ��32�� 

     A prawn or two�察�and a few minute star´fish�察�will make your aquarium 

complete�察�though you may add to it endlessly�察�as one glance at the                      salt´ 

water   tanks   of   the   Zoological   Gardens�察  �and   the   strange   and      beautiful 

forms which they contain�察�will prove to you sufficiently。 

     You have two more enemies to guard against�察�dust�察�and heat。                      If the 

surface     of  the   water   becomes      clogged     with   dust�察  �the  communication 

between it and the life´giving oxygen of the air is cut off�察�and                 then your 

animals are liable to die�察�for the very same reason that               fish die in a pond 

which is long frozen over�察�unless a hole be              broken in the ice to admit the 

air。   You must guard against this by            occasional stirring of the surface�察�or�察�

as I have already said�察�by         syringing and by keeping on a cover。             A piece 

of muslin tied over        will do�察�but a better defence is a plate of glass�察�raised 

on wire      some half´inch above the edge�察�so as to admit the air。                I am not 

sure that a sheet of brown paper laid over the vase is not the best                   of all�察�

because that�察�by its shade�察�also guards against the next               evil�察�which is heat。 

Against that you must guard by putting a              curtain of muslin or oiled paper 

between the vase and the sun�察�if            it be very fierce�察�or simply ��for simple 

expedients are best�� by         laying a handkerchief over it till the heat is past。 

But   if   you   leave   your   vase   in   a   sunny   window   long   enough   to   let   the 

water get      tepid�察�all is over with your pets。          Half an hour's boiling may 

frustrate the care of weeks。         And yet�察�on the other hand�察�light you             must 



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have�察   �and   you    can   hardly   have    too  much。     Some      animals     certainly 

prefer   shade�察  �and   hide   in   the   darkest   crannies�察  �and   for   them�察  �if   your 

aquarium is large enough�察�you must provide shade�察�by                   arranging the bits 

of stone into piles and caverns。          But without       light�察�your sea´weeds will 

neither thrive nor keep the water sweet。                With plenty of light you will 

see�察  �to   quote   Mr。   Gosse   once   more�察    。�33��   ;thousands   of   tiny   globules 

forming on   every  plant�察  �and   even       all over   the   stones�察  �where   the   infant 

vegetation   is   beginning   to     grow�察  �and   these   globules   presently   rise   in 

rapid succession to the         surface all over the vessel�察�and this process goes 

on    uninterruptedly as lon

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