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excursions were made to various parts of the archipelago, according as 

 the conditions of wind and tide favored this or that locality. For all 

 purposes except that of dredging she was well suited to our needs, for, 

 being of light draught, she could be used about the shoals and flats 

 with safety and ease. 



I recall with pleasure not only my own fascination, but also the 



FlG. 20. AC'TINIAN (Lebrunia Dance). X %■ 



expressions of delight which involuntarily came from the lips of all 

 who, with water-glass in hand, peered down into the fairy-like gardens 

 of the sea, as we slowly drifted with the tide or lay at anchor in the 

 midst of one of the great coral patches that flourish over extensive 



Fig. 21. Anemonia elegans, 

 Verbill. X1M- 



Fig. 22. Phillia ru/a Vekrill. X l A- 



areas of the north lagoon. I confess the pleasure was so great that 

 the spirit of the collector was suppressed for the time being; it seemed 

 sacrilege to touch with violent hands a picture that showed such 

 harmony of form and color — the waving plumes, the graceful branches 



