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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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