Chapters on the Common Things of the Sea-coast

abundant algæ anemone animal Anthozoa appearance beach beautiful birds bivalve blossoms botanist branches bright called cells cliffs clusters coast colour common conchologists coralline covered cowry crab creatures crust cuttle-fish dark deep delicate Dovor dulse eaten England eryngo feet fish fishermen flavour fleshy flowers Flustra frequent frond Fucus gathered genus goosefoot grasses green grows horny inches long island Isles kind Laminaria land leaves limpet living marine plants maritime microscope mollusks mussel native naturalist nature ocean odour olive-green oyster pale places polypes prey purple rays remarks resembles rocks rocky roots salt marshes saltwort samphire sand sandy shores Scotland sea anemones Sea-pen sea-shore sea-side sea-weeds seen shape shell shell-fish slender soil sometimes species specimens spines sponge spots stalks star-fishes stem stones substance surface thick tide tint tribe tube tufts valves vegetable waves weeds whelk wild writer yellow zoophytes