XIV CONTENTS 



turnes — Sound of the sea on the beach — Other sounds 

 in nature — Recurrent beating of the sea — Suggestion 

 of the sound^ — Science and sentiment 160 



Chapter IX. Gardens of the Sea. — Growths of the 

 sea different from those of the land — Conditions and 

 place of growth — Peculiar adaptation — Strength and 

 fitness of sea weeds — Grace of sea weeds — Swaying rock 

 weeds — Patterned forms — Algae of the greater depths 

 • — Extent of sea gardens — Growths along shore — 

 Popular classifications — Green algse — Blooms and net 

 weeds — Blue-green and brown algae — Kelp and rock 

 weed — Red algae — Dulses and mosses — "Flower- 

 animals" — The plant likeness superficial — Marvels of 

 design and color — Great variety of sea life — One-celled 

 life— Sponges, their kinds and colors — Polyps — Sea 

 anemones and corals — Coral colors and reefs — Jelly 

 fishes — Sea-nettles — Medusoid types — Living ribbons 

 and necklaces — Sea urchins — Star fishes — Brittle stars 

 — Sea lilies and stone lilies — Holothurians — Sea cu- 

 cumbers — Shell fish — Univalves and bivalves — Conches, 

 oysters, clams — Scallops and cockles — Cephalopods — • 

 The pearly nautilus — The octopus — Size and equipment 

 of the octopus— Crabs, lobsters, and barnacles — Their 

 hard shells, how formed — Their defense and attack — 

 Color of sea life — Sea gardens in Mexican Gulf — Seen 

 through a water glass — Tropical fishes — Red snappers, 

 pompanos, sharks, porpoises — The chase and death — 

 Changes in sea life — Testimony of the rock — Nature 

 maintaining the status quo 177 



Chapter X. Dwellers in the Deep. — Marine life in 

 the great depths — Problem of light — Phosphorescence 

 and luminescence — The violet rays — Other lights in 



