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shows at once by variety of bright colors the richness of 

 southern fauna. Sea lilies are in profusion; and are gathered 

 at the very steps of the laboratory. The work-rooms of the 

 students are on the second floor, equipped in a manner similar 

 to those of Roscoff. The director of this station is Dr. Frederic 

 Guitel. It is usual during the holidays at fall or winter, for the 

 entire classes of the Sorbonne to spend several days in 

 collecting-trips in the neighborhood. The region, with its 



BANYULS-SUR-MER. INTERIOR OF AQUARIUM ROOM. 

 (October, 1891.) 



little port, is famous for its fisheries, and one in especial is that 

 of the Angler, Lophins, a fish that would not be regarded as 

 especially dainty on our side of the Atlantic. 



The station on the Straits of Dover, at Wimereux, has 

 earned a European reputation in the work of Professor Giard. 

 It is but a small frame building, scarcely large enough to 

 include the advanced students selected from the Sorbonne. 



