704 i The American Naturalist. (August, 
The station has been located at a quiet corner of the harbor, 
just beyond the ledge of the lighthouse. Its building is some- 
what chálet-like, situated on a small, well wooded knoll, as 
seen in the adjacent figure (Fig. 3). About it are trellis covered 
grounds enclosed by high walls, and separated from the har- 
bor only by the main roadway of the quays. One enters the 
laboratory garden through a large gateway and passes into a 
Fig. 3. 
Marine Station at Trieste. From photograph received recently from Dr. Graeffe. 
court yard whose outhouses disclose the pails and nets of the 
marine laboratory. Perhaps an attendant will here be sorting 
out the captures which a bronze-legged fisherman has just 
brought in. 
A library and the rooms of the director, Dr. Graeffe, are 
close by the entrance of the building. In the basement is the 
aquarium room.—somewhat dark and cellar like; its tanks 
