. Shells and sea-life. SOME OTHER LITTLE HE creneral term seaweed is madeto include a great number ofliving things which differwidely from one another. Inthe first place, it seems hardlyproper to call any of themweeds, for by a weed we com-monly mean a troublesome plant which grows where it should not. The sea-plants are neither troublesome nor out of place; so when we speak of them as w^eeds, we use that word simply to mean plant-life, without any thought of slight or reproach. And yet some things are classed among the seaweeds which are not plants at all, but are really anima
. Shells and sea-life. SOME OTHER LITTLE HE creneral term seaweed is madeto include a great number ofliving things which differwidely from one another. Inthe first place, it seems hardlyproper to call any of themweeds, for by a weed we com-monly mean a troublesome plant which grows where it should not. The sea-plants are neither troublesome nor out of place; so when we speak of them as w^eeds, we use that word simply to mean plant-life, without any thought of slight or reproach. And yet some things are classed among the seaweeds which are not plants at all, but are really animals. We surely ought to distinguish such as these from true sea-mosses. 151 REFERENCE TOPICS. The microscope and itsuses. Alternation of genera-tions. Corals and coral islands. Precious coral. Gathering and prepar-ing of connnon sponges. Why use new bottles ? Means of defense for thevarious animals of thesea. 152 WESTERN SERIES OF READERS. It is very interesting to notice how closely someanimal forms resemble the vegetable growthswhich are found near th
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