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briar´     prickles�察    �which     his    thinner     cousins     keep     throughout       life。 

Nevertheless�察  �prickles�察  �in   all   three   species�察  �are�察  �as   far   as   we   can  see�察�

useless     in  Torbay�察    �where    no   wolf´fish     ��Anarrhichas      lupus��    or   other 

owner of shell´crushing jaws wanders�察�terrible to lobster and                      to cockle。 

Originally intended�察�as we suppose�察�to face the strong´ toothed monsters of 

the Mediterranean�察�these foreigners have                wandered northward to shores 

where their armour is not now needed�察               �and yet centuries of idleness and 

security have not been able to            persuade them to lay it by。           This ´ if my 

explanation is the right          one ´ is but one more case among hundreds in 

which peculiarities�察       �useful doubtless to their original possessors�察�remain�察�

though   now       useless�察  �in   their   descendants。      Just   so   does   the   tame   ram 

inherit     the now superfluous horns of his primeval wild ancestors�察�though 

he    fights   now   ´   if   he   fights   at   all   ´   not   with   his   horns�察  �but   with   his 

forehead。 

     Enough of Cardium tuberculatum。                 Now for the other animals of the 

heap�察�and first�察�for those long white razors。                They�察�as well as the         grey 

scimitars�察�are Solens�察�Razor´fish ��Solen siliqua and S。                   ensis���察�burrowers 

in   the   sand    by   that  foot   which     protrudes     from   one     end�察   �nimble    in 

escaping   from   the   Torquay   boys�察  �whom   you   will   see          boring   for   them 

with a long iron screw�察�on the sands at low tide。                  They are very good to 

eat�察�these razor´fish�察�at least�察�for those          who so think them�察�and abound in 

millions upon all our sandy           shores。 ��3�� 

     Now for the tapering brown spires。                They are Turritellae�察�snail´ like 

animals      ��though     the  form    of   the  shell   is  different���察  �who     crawl    and 

browse by thousands on the beds of Zostera�察�or grass wrack�察                      �which you 

see   thrown   about   on   the   beach�察  �and   which   grows   naturally         in   two   or 

three   fathoms   water。      Stay�此    �here   is   one   which   is   ;more    than   itself。; 

On its back is mounted a cluster of barnacles                 ��Balanus Porcatus���察�of the 

same   family   as   those   which   stud   the     tide´rocks   in   millions�察  �scratching 

the legs of hapless bathers。           Of    them�察�I will speak presently�察�for I may 

have     a  still  more   curious     member       of  the   family   to   show    you。    But 



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meanwhile�察�look at the mouth             of the shell�察�a long grey worm protrudes 

from it�察�which is not the        rightful inhabitant。      He is dead long since�察�and 

his   place   has   been   occupied   by   one   Sipunculus   Bernhardi�察  �a   wight   of 

low    degree�察   �who     connects     ;radiate;    with   annulate    forms    ´  in  plain 

English�察  �sea´   cucumbers   ��of   which   we   shall   see   some   soon��   with   sea´ 

worms。      But     however low in the scale of comparative anatomy�察�he has 

wit enough       to take care of himself�察�mean ugly little worm as he seems。 

For    finding the mouth of the Turritella too big for him�察�he has               plastered 

it up with sand and mud ��Heaven alone knows how���察�just as                     a wry´neck 

plasters up a hole in an apple´tree when she intends to               build therein�察�and 

has left only a round hole�察�out of which he can                poke his proboscis。        A 

curious thing is this proboscis�察�when seen              through the magnifier。         You 

perceive a ring of tentacles round the            mouth�察�for picking up I know not 

what�察�and you will perceive�察�too�察          �if you watch it�察�that when he draws it 

in�察  �he   turns   mouth�察  �tentacles   and   all�察  �inwards�察  �and   so   down   into   his 

stomach�察�just as       if you were to turn the finger of a glove inward from the 

tip till   it passed into the hand�察�and so performs�察�every time he eats�察�the 

clown's as yet ideal feat�察�of jumping down his own throat。 ��4�� 

     So much have we seen on one little shell。               But there is more to see 

close to it。     Those yellow plants which I likened to squirrels'               tails and 

lobsters' horns�察�and what not�察�are zoophytes of different               kinds。     Here is 

Sertularia   argentea   ��true   squirrel's   tail���察  �here�察�S。   filicula�察  �as   delicate   as 

tangled     threads   of   glass�察 �here�察  �abietina�察  �here�察  �rosacea。    The     lobsters' 

horns are Antennaria         antennina�察�and mingled with them are Plumulariae�察�

always to be       distinguished from Sertulariae by polypes growing on one 

side   of    the   branch�察  �and   not   on   both。  Here   is   falcata�察  �with   its   roots 

twisted round a sea´weed。          Here is cristata�察�on the same weed�察�and             here 

is a piece of the beautiful myriophyllum�察�which has been                   battered in its 

long journey out of the deep water about the ore              rock。    For all these you 

must   consult   Johnson's   ;Zoophytes�察─  �and         for   a   dozen   smaller   species�察�

which you would probably find tangled               among them�察�or parasitic on the 

sea´weed。      Here   are   Flustrae�察  �or    sea´mats。     This�察  �which   smells      very 

like Verbena�察�is Flustra        coriacea ��Pl。 I。 Fig。 2��。      That scurf on the frond 

of ore´weed is       F。 lineata ��Pl。 Fig。 1��。      The glass bells twined about this 



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Sertularia   are   Campanularia   syringa   ��Pl。   I。   Fig。   9���察  �and   here   is   a   tiny 

plant   of   Cellularia   ciliata   ��Pl。   I。  Fig。  8��。 Look   at it   through  the   field´ 

glass�察�for   it is   truly  wonderful。      Each polype        cell   is edged   with   whip´ 

like spines�察�and on the back of some of                 them is ´ what is it�察�but a live 

vulture's head�察�snapping and           snapping ´ what for�拭�

     Nay�察  �reader�察  �I   am   here   to   show   you   what   can   be   seen�此  �but   as   for 

telling you what can be known�察�much more what cannot�察�I decline�察                          �and 

refer   you   to   Johnson's   ;Zoophytes�察─  �wherein   you   will   find   that       several 

species of polypes carry these same birds' heads�此                  �but    whether they be 

parts of the polype�察�and of what use they are�察�no               man living knoweth。 

     Next�察�what are the striped pears�拭             �They are sea´anemones�察�and of a 

species      only   lately    well   know
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