FOURTH WEEK] June 167 



many tiny currents of water pouring in food and oxygen 

 at the smaller openings, and returning in larger streams 

 from the tall funnels on the surface of the sponge, which 

 a pinch of carmine dust reveals so beautifully. From 



BASKET STARFISH. 



the deeper aquatic gardens come up great orange and 

 yellow sponges, two and three feet in length, and around 

 the bases of these the weird serpent stars are clinging, 

 while crabs scurry away as the mass reaches the surface 

 of the water. 



