New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-23
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY JUNE q, 1885,

Of ses-ua,er, after tine We shall zee them open aod
project their tentscles in search of food and the
tion Of which reminds Of q fisherman throwing his
nets-it being done with swinging motion. They sre
pretty creatures bu. viii no. hv. long in the confae.
ne NJ of an aquarium; they soon die ard dscayiny,
foul the water and, nssmlca az they generally keep
their 'tels closed We may not discover their des,h
until too late and tie damsSe done and they fall
off the stone. They seem TO require the motion OF the
water and that they should be eft high aud dry by
the reirea:ing Of the tide twice every tEen.y-four
hours. II Is this species of barnscle, along with
another that attaches Iteef 20 the bottoms OF ships
and sccuu us'es in such large quantities as very se-
iOusly 10 impede vessels motion thi ough TIE ws.er
Ibese san fellows the bsrnacles with al the in.er-
est that attaches TO them are of the tormsnts OF
the eeajcher the shore 90 he will fad, Il he Asp-
per 10 alp on fucus covered stone and stretch
Ing ont hs hsnd 20 save himself from falling happens
to lay hold {, stone covered with Darosclss for he
Il! most sseuIedly &c, his hand cut ard torn
eal pieces SIS If with penknives, but re<ly VITA the
many st els Ct these oublesome Inul:ivalyes.
Now turn over thst large stone in order 10 whs.
are hid beneath It. Al has slipped through
your hands because t Is covered on the undeIsde wiki
8 slmy coating which will bear nearer examination.
Il s mass of senisolid jelly sdherng closely to the
rock and Of about the thlckuess Of hsf an inch. As
10 its colors, ere they not bran. See tdere is sOu9
with ground work, nearly White, with little 6lacs
stars spitkled Gil over il, while some black
with white s.srs, Ike the sky et night. Turn over
another stone end We shsll find orange yellow leek
green, or Of deep ruby, with all kinds OF eolored
tttrsy NBHc, 1ciIor, green
Il e same thipg-sa sssembsge Of aumais-in fac,
what is called composite snimsl, and named BOtryI-
lus. Each one of those Stars lie an animal; and wns.
il more, an animal possessing a shell, sod belonging
to the "a family the wheks Fusi, although ia
shell is not Of pretty form those aoper.aning
the molusca that we see crawling the shore. The
shell in the B0sT yHas con ists Of sepsr..e portions,
called spiculd, which are distributed through the
heeby matrI. The natural history Of the Botr lsda
is very little known but that have squssis ia
which they may be kept alive for tins at lie .st
We may hope TO hear OF come adventurous naturalist
tuuiog HE ate ntion in this direction YoU will find
the FuSi ard stones in some places nesrl7 covered
with these BotryHs, as to conceal their FORMS aud
rendering it difficult to handle either stone fucus
But 10 one should yield to any enthusiastic i'm
pulse for the cultivation of natural science, aud in
dulee in setting up an aquarium, before counting
the cost, and fully acquainting himself with the
delicate manpulations that essential b success.
The volume now issued will be as instructive a
guide in the matter as he can probably obtain.
Whether it nocustes him with a mania for the
aquarium or not, its perusa viii not fail to ad1rd
him satisfactory entertainment