A ROCK-POOL BY THE SEA 



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AN INTERESTING STUDY IN OVERLAPPING AND FALLING OF WAVES 



with the protecting ledge behind me, 

 I prepare to investigate with eyes and 

 hands, the marvellous collection of 

 treasures before me. 



The rocky sides of this pool are in 

 themselves interesting enough to em- 

 ploy many a day, and the study would 

 include the three great kingdoms, as 

 the brilliant colors of the rock are due 

 partly to the minute animals and plants 

 upon its surface. 



The pool is lined with sea-plants of 

 many varieties, which would prove an 

 interesting study in their manner of 



growth and reproduction. Even the 

 coarse, brown bladder-wrack, or rock- 

 weed, which grows on the top of the 

 rock, has a most curious history. Here, 

 also, is the Irish or Iceland moss, beau- 

 tiful enough, in its brilliant shades of 

 purple, brown and green, with here 

 and there a strange electric blue tint, 

 to ornament a parlor table. The wav- 

 ing brown ribbons of the laminaria, the 

 bright green ulva, and many other 

 plants, help to decorate this garden of 

 the sea. 



As I turn mv attention from the 



A COMPANY OF CI. AM DIGGERS AT THE POOLS OX THE BEACH 



