CHAPTBE III. 



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" Countless laughing gleams of deep-sea weeds." 



" When up some woodland dale we catch 



The many-twinkling smile of ocean, 



Or, with pleased ear, bewildered, watch 



His chime of restless motion ; 

 Still, as the surging waves retire, 

 They seem to gasp with strong desire ; 

 Such signs of love old ocean gives, 

 "We cannot choose but think he lives." 



The CJiristian Tear, 



We come to richer ground, and are likely to find 

 the following: weeds : — 



Ceramium. 

 Polysiplionia. 

 CJiylocladia. 

 Desmarestia. 

 Padina Pavonia. 

 Ptilota Sericea. 

 Laurentia. 

 Hypnea. 



GriffitJisia. 



Clwndrus. 



Asperococcus. 



Dictyosiplion. 



Mesogloia. 



Mytiplilcea. 



Halidrys. 



Dumontia. 



All of them such mimicry of flower life as delight 

 the collector, and tint the pages of the album with 

 shades of colour from deepest purple to the rosiest 

 red ; and, in Padina Pavonia, the iridescent hues of 

 changeful, green, grey, purple, we scarcely determine 

 which when seen beneath the water. 



