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and unimaginable spoils. For instance, they pro- 

 cured numberless varieties of the "thick-skinned" 

 anemone, him of the opal spots and the mj^iad- 

 coloured arms ; two varieties of " the gem ;" two of 

 "the daisy;" two of the beautiful "snowy ane- 

 mone;" one of "the orange-disked," and two of 

 "the orange-tentacled," anemone, neither of which 

 varieties had been previously discovered on this 

 coast; one of "troglodytes," of which more here- 

 after ; and then there were divers animals of higher 

 organization, which I will only name in the hope 

 that some other naturalist will be tempted to explore 

 the same prolific hunting-ground. Here they are, 

 and I must premise that the creatures are far more 

 beautiful than their names : — Doris Johnstoni, Chiton 

 marginatus, Pleurohranchus plumula, Botryllus vio- 

 laceus, Ojohiocoma rosula, Asterina gihhosa, Echinus 

 sphcsra, Pentactes pentacta, Terehella conchilega, and 

 many more. Now, almost the whole of these trea- 

 sures were lying snugly concealed under big stones, 

 which nothing but a bar of iron could have moved. 

 So after this I hope you will not despise my man 

 and his crowbar, although he is sitting at the edge 

 of the Point, dangling his legs over the cliff, and 

 smoking a very short and very black clay jupe. 



Before we go down to the rocks let me say a few 

 words about the tide, for its state is a very important 

 item in the calculation of our probable success. The 

 majority of the anemones which we intend to find 



