PREFACE. It 



Beaniana, kindly lent for that purpose by Mr. Barlee. I 

 am exceedingly indebted to Mrs. Gatty, of Ecclesfield Yi- 

 carage, for rare specimens, for much information, and for 

 all the beautiful drawings in Plate XVIII., except the ex- 

 quisite figure of Lej^raMa Gattyce by Dr. E. Th. Greville. 



I am glad that some of our Scottish scientific ladies have 

 kindly come to my aid. I return Lady Emma Campbell, of 

 Argyle, my respectful thanks for some interesting Zoo- 

 phytes sent to me from Lochfine, and from the island of 

 Islay. To Lady Keith Murray, also, I am greatly indebted 

 for several rare Zoophytes, and for a list of those collected 

 by her on the east coast of Scotland, near Stonehaven. To 

 Miss C. AUardyce, of Cromarty, I return my grateful ac- 

 knowledgments for some of the rarer Zoophytes collected 

 on that classic coast ; and to Mrs. Blair, of Blair, I render 

 my best thanks for the aid she has kindly given me. 



With such a phalanx of able auxiliaries, I certainly 

 ought to have produced a book that was readable. I have 

 done what I could. The enterprising Publishers and the 

 talented Artist have nobly done their part, and if the book 



