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men and examine the pots as they come up. On the hottom and just 

 inside, whole masses of good things may often be found in comparatively 

 deep water, i.e., 15 to 40 fathoms. 



Mr. Michael then exhibited a stone covered with a variety of objects, 

 which he said fairly represented the condition of stones from a crab-pot 

 thrown into the sea by the Wolf Eock, Cornwall. Another way of scraping 

 the bottom in an experimental way is to take a long piece of wood, weighted 

 so as to sink, with a rope at each end, and with a number of pieces of stout 

 string attached, each fitted with 'a strong cod or conger hook upon it. If 

 trailed after the boat an astonishing quantity of things may be got up from 

 the bottom. Spider-crabs and scallop shells often have quantities of hydrozoa 

 sponges, &c, growing on them. 



Go out with the fishermen when they take up the long lines (for flatfish, 

 &c.) ; those lines bring up, adhering to the flatfish, a quantity of the para- 

 sitic Crustacea which makes our friend the Argulus look quite harmless in 

 comparison. On the smaller red '-weeds growing upon the larger are many 

 beautiful specimens. Put the seaweeds into pure glycerine, and they may be 

 brought home in fine condition, fit to mount. The cells do not collapse or 

 swell from exomosis and endomosis. On the finer weed will be found 

 hydrozoa and polyzoa. On Chondrus crispus, known by its beautiful 

 metallic blue colour, at the tips of the pinnae may be found Plumularia 

 cristata (Agloaphenia pluma), a lovely object, parasitic on many of the 

 finer forms, as Setacea. The coarser weeds will be fringed with Laomedea, 

 which is also found on buoy ropes in clear water, in fine growth and good 

 condition, swarming with minute Crustacea, the curious sea spiders 

 (PycnogonidcB caprellidce), and a number of kindred creatures, such as 

 Idotea, Plio'o pedata, &c. Cellular ia ciliata, a charming object, is found, 

 looking like drops of blanc-mange, hanging from the tops of caves and on 

 the crab-pots. Bugula avicularia may be found on the woodwork of piers, 

 &c. It is frequently found at Kamsgate. JYotamia bursaria and the 

 Crissias are thrown up on the shore at Brighton and other places after a 

 storm. The boring shrimp (lenais vitatis), a most beautiful polariscope 

 object, may be found in old floating wood if cut up. Another good plan is to 

 put small pieces of seaweeds into glycerine ; a number of crustaceans may 

 be found at the bottom of the bottle. These should be mounted in glycerine. 

 A plan adopted by Edwards is also very successful. Place little bundles of 

 hay in marked places ; leave them for a day or two, then take them up and 

 put them in a bottle. Whenever weed, &c, is collected it is best to take 

 home small quantities, and examine while fresh. The first general examina- 

 tion should be made with a simple microscope. On the roots of the 

 Laminaria small barnacles are found, which are excellent microscopic 

 objects. The coating of sponge often found on so many rocks furnishes 

 good specimens of young starfish, Opliiocoma and others, which are not 

 commonly found. Antedon rosacea, Opliiocoma, Asterlna gibbnsa, and 

 young Echini may be found in the crab-pots. Holothurians should be sought 

 for under stones. Annelids may be got out of seaweed in much the same 

 way as crustaceans. Sabella can generally be found in the splits between 



