26 A MANUAL 



slope of Torr Point, carpeted with the slippeiy, 

 shining grass of the sea-thrift, and fringed with the 

 white campion blossoms and the salt foliage of the 

 samphire. Here then let us pause ; and w^hilst we 

 rest on this lichen-covered rock, which forms the 

 weather-beaten base of the Point, we will settle the 

 plan of our campaign against the Anemones, and talk 

 over the arms and ammunition which we have 

 brought with us for our expedition. 



We have seen that an anemone is a soft-bodied 

 animal, sticking firmly by his base to the rocks, and 

 when we add that he is usually covered by the sea, 

 we shall perceive that we want, first, something to 

 detach him from his lurking-i)lace without injuring 

 him, and, next, some means of carrying him home 

 with as little shock to his constitution as possible. 

 With regard to the first point, let me draw your 

 attention to this leathern case (plate 11, fig- 5), which 

 is capable of being slung round your shoulders by a 

 strap. It is 10 J inches in length, 3 in width and 

 Ij in depth, and contains a double-headed hammer, 

 a long chisel, an oyster-knife, a putty-knife, with a 

 round point, an old ivory paper-knife, and a small net, 

 made by twisting a piece of brass wire into the shape 

 of a circle with a tail to it, and fastening a bag 

 of muslin round the edge of the ring. As to the 

 hammer and chisel, these are indispensable ; a great 

 number of the anemones delight in rock-holes, and it 

 is impossible to get them out without chiseling away 



