THE OEANGE-DISKED ANE3IONE. 
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“ On tlie south side of this wall, almost at its base, on a 
rough mass of rock so covered with luxuriant tufts of Dulse 
[Ithodpnenia palmata) as to be richly empurpled with it, 
I found a little basin, somewhat irregular in outline, but 
rudely oval, about a foot long, eight inches wide, and six 
inehes deep ; in other words, about the size of a soup- 
tureen. It was much obscured by overhanging drapery of 
Fucus ; but, on lifting this, I was astonished and delighted 
with the profusion of animal life, whose gay and varied 
hues gave to the tiny area the appearance of an artist’s 
newly-rubbed palette. 
“ Lest I should seem to exaggerate if I reported the 
contents of this basin from memory, I took the trouble to 
count the specimens, noting each sort in my pocket-book 
on the spot. Their numbers were, — nineteen of the bril- 
liant Orange-disk [Sagartia venusta), and twelve of the 
Snowy {S. nivea), all fully blown ; besides two large Shore- 
Crabs [Garcinus moenas), a Shanny {Blennius pholis), a 
Cgntliia, several Sahellce, a group of Sabellaria alveolata^ 
some very fine masses of Botrglloides, and many specimens 
of the Crown Sponge {Grantia ciliata). 
“!Nor was this extraordinary pool less rieh in its botany 
than in its zoology. Chondrus crispics, finely tipped with 
steel-blue, as usual ; the Common Coralline ( Corallina 
officinalis)^ purpling the sides and bottom ; some small 
fronds of Bhodgmenia palmata, and one or two tiny ones of 
Laminaria saccliarina, — which is particularly pretty while 
it is young, — were there ; as also two other kinds of superior 
elegance, namely, Delesseria ruscifolia, with its oak-like 
leaves of fine dark crimson, and the pretty rich-green 
feathers of Bryopsis plumosa. Besides all these, there 
were other plants and animals of less note, which I did not 
enumerate.’^* 
* Teuhy; a Sea-side Holiday; 96, et scq. 
