OCEAN GARDENS ; 



evidence, if it were needed, of tlie aptitude of the 

 more finely-strung female capacity for this depart- 

 ment of scientific portraiture. The name of Mrs. 

 Grifiiths is also honourably associated with the 

 study of natural science, especially that connected 

 with our marine Alg(B — a beautiful division of 

 sea- weeds — having received its name Grilfithsia, in 

 honour of the esteemed services of that accom- 

 plished lady. 



The Lucernaria campamilata^ which is of a some- 

 what more bell-shaped form than the preceding, is 

 of an uniform liver colour; and in the hollow of 

 the flower-like cup the " mouth" projects, in a square 

 form in the centre. There are three known species 

 of British Lucernarm, which would all form highly 

 curious objects in the Aquarium; but they are ex- 

 cessively delicate and fragile creatures, hanging sus- 

 pended from the object to which they are attached, 

 when taken out of the water, like a mere lump 

 of jelly, and would doubtless be very difficult 

 of transport, and probably not capable of retaining 

 life in a state of confinement, except for a short 

 time. 



The " compound Zoophytes," or, more properly, 

 Tolyps, as being, as it were, many creatures in 

 one, are still more curious than the two classes just 



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