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that any of us had seen. Their whorled crowns of tentacles 
were in some cases as much as a foot in diameter. Henderson 
was enthusiastic over a beautiful Murex found in great abund- 
ance just below a band of oyster-like bivalves (Perna) that 
were attached to the wall just at low-water mark. There was 
also a fine display of jet black tunicates that were smooth and 
glistening as if newly varnished. A very large holothurian, 
such as the Orientals make trepang of, was abundant; and other 
riches revealed themselves as we more carefully examined this 
excellent collecting ground. 
A number of the party donned their bathing suits and went 
to work at once. Some floated on life preservers, Miss Sykes 
had a pair of ‘‘water wings,’’ and others simply swam along 
the sea-wall picking off the fine murices until we had enough 
to satify the most voracious collector. Others busied themselves 
in putting the laboratory in final shape and assigning work 
tables. Several of the women went to work to put the sleeping 
quarters in order, placing mosquito nets over the cots, ete. 
More picturesque surroundings could hardly be imagined 
than those we enjoyed here. The bluest of water almost en- 
circled the Dockyard and the harbor itself is surrounded by high 
hills of voleanie origin and covered with tropical vegetation, 
most of it xerophytic in character, much like that of our south- 
western semi-desert country. Right opposite the quarters was 
Barclay Point, with its picturesque ruins; while on the other 
shore to our left Clarence House stood on a wooded promon- 
tory. This is the summer residence of the Governor of the 
Leeward Islands. 
Our living rooms were in the ‘‘Officers’ Quarters’’ which 
had had far different occupants in the time when this was per- 
haps Britain’s strongest naval base in the Lesser Antilles. The 
building is about 100 feet long, by 30 wide, with the lower story 
occupied by immense cisterns, storerooms, ete. The upper 
story constituted the quarters proper. A very wide stone- 
flagged veranda ran along nearly the whole length of each side. 
At one end were the dining room and a room opening into it 
used for storing dishes, a cupboard, ete.; while at the opposite 
end was a large room used as a sleeping room for most of the 
unmarried men of our party. Between these end rooms was a 
