DIRECTIONS 



FOR COLLECTING, LAYING DOWN, AND 

 PEESERVING SEA-WEEDS. 



In collecting sea-weeds^ be careful to select those 

 either growing in the pools left by the tide, or that 

 have been recently thrown up by the sea ; for after 

 exposure to the sun and air they soon become de- 

 composed, and lose their colour. The best time for 

 procuring sea-weeds is at the very low tides, when 

 many of the rarer species may be found in their 

 several growing-places. Those that grow in deep 

 water, beyond the verge of spring-tides, may be 

 obtained by means of the Drag or Naturalist's 

 Dredge,* For carrying sea-weeds in, use either a 



* The following descriptions of these instruments, ex- 

 tracted from Dr. Harvey's useful little volume, The Seaside 



