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of Communism�察�of which all one can say is�察�that one hopes they like                       it�察�

and that�察�at all events�察�they agree better than the heroes and                 heroines of 

Mr。 Hawthorne's ;Blithedale Romance。; 

     Now   away�察  �and   as   a   specimen   of   the   fertility   of   the  water´world�察�

look at this rough list of species�察。�24�� the greater part of which                   are on 

this very stone�察�and all of which you might obtain in an                 hour�察�would the 

rude    tide   wait   for   zoologists�此    �and    remember       that   the    number     of 

individuals      of  each    species   of   polype    must    be  counted      by   tens   of 

thousands�察  �and   also�察  �that�察  �by   searching   the   forest   of  sea´weeds   which 

covers the upper surface�察�we should probably obtain                 some twenty minute 

species more。 

     A  goodly   catalogue   this�察  �surely�察  �of   the   inhabitants   of   three   or four 

large stones�察�and yet how small a specimen of the                 multitudinous nations 

of the sea� �

     From the bare rocks above high´water mark�察�down to abysses deeper 

than ever plummet   sounded�察�is   life�察�everywhere  life�察�fauna  after               fauna�察�

and flora after flora�察�arranged in zones�察�according to the                amount of light 

and warmth which each species requires�察�and to the                   amount of pressure 

which they are able to endure。            The crevices of       the highest rocks�察�only 

sprinkled     with    salt  spray   in  spring´tides     and     high   gales�察  �have   their 

peculiar   little   univalves�察   �their   crisp  lichen´like     sea´weed�察  �in    myriads�察�

lower down�察�the region of the           Fuci ��bladder´weeds�� has its own tribes of 

periwinkles      and   limpets�察   �below     again�察  �about    the  neap´tide    mark�察   �the 

region   of   the   corallines   and Algae   furnishes   food   for   yet   other   species 

who   graze   on   its   watery   meadows�察  �and   beneath   all�察  �only  uncovered   at 

low spring´tide�察      �the  zone  of the  Laminariae  ��the great tangles   and   ore´ 

weeds�� is      most full of all of every imaginable form of life。               So that as 

we     descend the rocks�察�we may compare ourselves ��likening small things 

to great�� to those who�察�descending the Andes�察�pass in a single day                     from 

the vegetation of the Arctic zone to that of the Tropics。                 And     here and 

there�察�even at half´tide level�察�deep rock´basins�察�shaded               from the sun and 

always full of water�察�keep up in a higher zone the                vegetation of a lower 

one�察  �and   afford   in   nature   an   analogy   to   those deep   ;barrancos;   which 

split the high table´land of Mexico�察�down               whose awful cliffs�察�swept by 



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cool sea´breezes�察�the traveller looks           from among the plants and animals 

of the temperate zone�察�and sees           far below�察�dim through their everlasting 

vapour´bath of rank hot          steam�察�the mighty forms and gorgeous colours 

of a tropic forest。 

     ;I   do   not  wonder�察─    �says   Mr。   Gosse�察  �in  his   charming     ;Naturalist's 

Rambles on the Devonshire Coast; ��p。 187���察 �that when Southey had                        an 

opportunity of seeing some of those beautiful quiet basins                   hollowed in 

the living rock�察�and stocked with elegant plants and                animals�察�having all 

the charm of novelty to his eye�察�they should             have moved his poetic fancy�察�

and found more than one place in the               gorgeous imagery of his Oriental 

romances。       Just listen to him 

       ;It   was   a   garden   still   beyond   all   price�察  �Even   yet   it   was   a   place   of 

paradise�察  �And   here   were   coral   bowers�察  �And   grots   of   madrepores�察  �And 

banks of sponge�察�as soft and fair to eye As e'er was mossy bed Whereon 

the wood´nymphs lie With languid limbs in summer's sultry hours。 Here�察�

too�察�were living flowers�察�Which�察�like a bud compacted�察�Their purple cups 

contracted�察�And now in open blossom spread�察�Stretch'd�察�like green anthers�察�

many a seeking head。 And arborets of jointed stone were there�察�And plants 

of fibres fine as silkworm's thread�察�Yea�察�beautiful as mermaid's golden hair 

Upon   the   waves   dispread。   Others   that�察  �like   the   broad   banana   growing�察�

Raised   their   long   wrinkled   leaves   of   purple   hue�察  �Like   streamers   wide 

outflowing。' ´ KEHAMA�察�xvi。 5。 

       ;A   hundred     times   you    might   fancy    you   saw    the  type�察  �the  very 

original of this description�察�tracing�察�line by line�察�and image by              image�察�the 

details   of   the   picture�察  �and   acknowledging�察  �as   you    proceed�察  �the   minute 

truthfulness with which it has been drawn。             For    such is the loveliness of 

nature   in   these   secluded   reservoirs�察  �that   the   accomplished   poet�察  �when 

depicting the gorgeous scenes of           Eastern mythology ´ scenes the wildest 

and most extravagant that           imagination could paint ´ drew not upon the 

resources of his       prolific fancy for imagery here�察�but was well content to 

jot down      the simple lineaments of Nature as he saw her in plain�察�homely 

England。 

     ;It is a beautiful and fascinating sight for those who have never                seen 

it before�察�to see the little shrubberies of pink coralline ´             'the arborets of 



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jointed stone' ´ that fringe those pretty pools。               It is a charming sight to 

see   the   crimson   banana´like   leaves   of   the       Delesseria   waving   in   their 

darkest      corners�察   �and   the   purple    fibrous     tufts    of   Polysiphonia      and 

Ceramia�察�'fine as silkworm's thread。'               But there are many others which 

give variety and impart beauty to             these tide´pools。       The broad leaves of 

the   Ulva�察  �finer   than   the   finest   cambric�察  �and   of   the   brightest   emerald´ 

green�察�adorn the        hollows at the highest level�察�while�察�at the lowest�察�wave 

tiny    forests of the feathery Ptilota and Dasya�察�and large leaves�察�cut                  into 

fringes   and   furbelows�察  �of   rosy   Rhodymeniae。          All   these   are   lovely   to 

behold�察    �but   I  think   I  admire     as  much     as  any   of   them�察   �one    of   the 

commonest   of   our   marine   plants�察  �Chondrus   crispus。           It   occurs    in   the 

greatest profusion on this coast�察�in every 
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