INTRODUCTION. 



more generally found on our shores, and I have laid 

 the scene of my book on the coasts of North Devon, 

 because it was there that I first learnt to delight in 

 this fascinating pursuit. 



In conclusion, I must repeat that this Manual is 

 intended only for the unlearned ; that its language, 

 and possibly its classification, will not be scientifically 

 irreproachable ; and that its highest object will be 

 attained if it induce a single mind to take an interest 

 and delight in the pursuits of Natural History, or 

 even in the study of so simple an object as a 



Sea-Anemone. 



nfracombe, 



February, 1850. 



