9340 Aquaria. 
follow his example in the more utilitarian object of niackerel-fishing, 
he asked, with some degreee of superciliousness, “And what might be 
the name of that jelly-fish, sir, that you’ve just took?” . “It would 
not interest you very much, my friend,” said I, “but, as you seem to 
take an interest in the specimen, I will tell you: it is Polyxenia 
Alderi.” “Well, to be sure,” replied he,” “it do look summat like 
aX.” He alluded to the cruciform appearance of the peduncle seen 
from below ! 
I will terminate this uninteresting paper with the hope that another 
year may carry me to a locality more rich in specimens than Aberyst- 
with, although it cannot surpass it in other natural beauties. To it I 
will add what may be interesting to others pursuing the same studies 
as myself,—a description of an outfit necessary for sea-side explorations. 
It is somewhat different to that given in Mr. Lewis’ ‘Sea-side Studies.’ 
Clothes and boots that are strong and will bear wetting. A Geolo- 
gists hammer, and several steel chisels of various dimensions. - An 
oyster-knife, for removing specimens. -A few feet of gutta percha 
tubing to act as a syphon for emptying tide-pools. A hand-net of 
coarse canvas, with a stout iron or brass ring, and long wooden staff, 
for surface-dipping. A nest of three or four glass pans, such as. are 
used for Ferns, holding from half a gallon upwards, for the preser- 
vation of specimens while at the sea—temporary aquariums, infact, 
when a handful or two of native shingle is placed at the bottom. A 
few wide-mouthed bottles for microscopic animalcule, or for choice 
or rare specimens. A large, square, flat-bottomed zinc tank holding 
some gallons, with a perforated lid and the top edges prolonged a few 
inches to keep the water from splashing over ; this for the conveyance 
of fishes, crustaceans, &c., requiring to be transmitted in water. 
Animals such as Actiniz, Serpule, Echinoderms, Mollusca, &c., may 
be packed in a coarse canvas bag with sea-weed, and suspended in the 
tank. These and similar specimens will sustain injury if they are 
allowed ta roll about loosely at the bottom of your tank. 
Lastly, I have found a vasculum, which I have recently devised, 
a most valuable adjunct to those enumerated, either for shore or boat- 
collecting, or for transmitting very rare specimens, such as the Lepido- 
gaster, rare Kolids, &c. It is of wrought iron, enamelled within and 
without, to prevent oxidization, and it holds nearly a gallon. It is of 
oblong shape, modelled in the base after a pie-dish, which has the 
advantage of possessing no crannies for animals to lurk in. Another 
advantage is that its convex bottom will allow of its being placed on 
any part of a rocky shore without fear of its being knocked over. The 
