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THE SEA SHORE 



disturbed, but it may be greatly improved by bending the side 

 opposite the ferrule into a moderately sharp angle and then turn- 

 ing the angle slightly upward, as shown in fig. 15. 



FIG. 14. WIRE KING FOB NET 



Another very convenient net frame may be made by bending 

 the wire into a rhomboidal form (fig. 16), the ferrule being 

 attached by means of two short, straight ends at one of the angles. 

 The opposite angle will serve the purpose of searching into the 



FIG. 15. NET FRAME WITH CURVED POINT 



crannies of the rocks, while the straight sides will prove very use- 

 ful in removing the objects that lie on the sandy bottoms so 

 commonly seen in rock pools. The semicircular net shown in 

 fig. 18 will also prove useful for working on sands or for scraping 

 the flatter surfaces of weed-covered rocks. 



FIG. 16. EHOMBOIDAL FKAME FOB NET 



The material of the net should be some kind of strong gauze, 

 r a loosely- woven canvas. Leno answers very well, but is some- 

 what easily torn, and will have to be frequently renewed. This, 

 however, may be avoided to a great extent if, instead of sewing the 



