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Theee is felt by many seaside ramblers a want of 

 some unscientific, easy Guide to tbe Seaweeds and 

 contents of rock-pools on tbe English coast. There 

 are most valuable works by Haevey and Landes- 

 boeotjgh on the subject, but more expensive and 

 more scientific than suits the minds of those who 

 seek for health and rest in the sweet summer months 

 by the seaside. 



To supply that want I purpose describing the Sea- 

 weeds, not exactly in the order arranged by Alga> 

 ologists (though a systematic aid is given for the use 

 of Collectors) ; but, taking the coast anywhere as a 

 book, opening and closing as the great sea ebbs and 

 flows, I shall begin with the first-tide pools, and find 

 interest for my readers until the next range is un- 

 covered, and more objects may be found. 



