CONTENTS. 



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I. SEA-ACORNS I 



II. THE NIGHT LIGHTS OF THE SEA 7 



III. BUILDERS IN THE SAND 12 



IV. OYSTERS l8 



V. LOBSTERS 24 



VI. SPIDERS 3 



VII. STARS AT LAMLASH 35 



VIII. A CUTTLE-BONE 42 



IX. A CURIOUS COLONY 49 



X. A BIT OF SPONGE 54 



XI. "THE KING OF FISHES " 60 



XII. STARFISHES 65 



XITI. SEA-URCHINS 7* 



XIV. SOME MIXED RELATIONSHIPS 77 



XV. A REMARKABLE HISTORY . . . . -83 



XVI. A DISPLAY OF ENERGY 88 



XVII. SOME PLANT GROUNDLINGS 94 



XVIIl. SOME CURIOUS WAYS OF PLANTS 99 



XIX. THE FERTILITY OF NATURE 104 



XX. DANDELION DOWN IO9 



XXI. THE MISTLETOE BOUGH 1 14 



XXII. HOLLY BERRIES . . . I2O 



