CHAPTER XII 



THE YOUNG NATURALIST BY THE SEASHORE 



The young naturalist should not, of course, 

 restrict his stalking to inland districts if he lives in 

 the neighbourhood of the seashore, or is fortunate 

 enough to spend a holiday at the seaside, for he 

 will then find a new world of animal and vegetable 

 life wonderful to behold. 



So many people go to the seaside nowadays 

 that it is really astonishing how few of the number 

 think fit to gain some interesting information as 

 to the sea and its unlimited wonders, and the 

 character of the district visited. It is true enough 

 that many young people delight in catching 

 Crabs, Shrimps, and other marine creatures, but 

 few there be who go to the silver sea determined 

 to return from their sojourn with some know- 

 ledge of the fauna and flora to be found there. 



Nobody looks forward more than I do once a 



year to a holiday at the seaside, but I must admit 



that I anticipate with as much pleasure the 



animals I shall be fortunate enough in stalking, 



and the plants and trees observed, as the holiday 



and the surroundings. I always make a point 



wherever I go, and have done so for a number of 



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