Art-studies from nature, as applied to design : for the use of architects, designers, and manufacturers . Cladosteph us of a branch. One of the ramuli. for these deep-water algals seldom reach us but in broken plantswashed ashore ; and dried specimens, flattened and faded, cease tobe models for study. As to the Chlorosperms, the Ulvce are full ofgrace and beauty, and in the south of England they are served attable as a relish to roast meat, under the title of laver, and whichis now sold in many London shops. The Ulva linza, figured atp. 107, is a good type of the graceful
Art-studies from nature, as applied to design : for the use of architects, designers, and manufacturers . Cladosteph us of a branch. One of the ramuli. for these deep-water algals seldom reach us but in broken plantswashed ashore ; and dried specimens, flattened and faded, cease tobe models for study. As to the Chlorosperms, the Ulvce are full ofgrace and beauty, and in the south of England they are served attable as a relish to roast meat, under the title of laver, and whichis now sold in many London shops. The Ulva linza, figured atp. 107, is a good type of the graceful outline of this elegantfamily of sea-weeds. SEA-WEEDS. *3i Oft beneath the warm and brilliant rays of summers sun, in. Portion of Sphacelaria plumosa. shallow skiff, I have glided on the calm and polished surface of i 3 2 ART-STUDIES FROM NA TURE. the sea—the mirror of the glowing sky and heavens beyond—over the dark forests of tangle waving in the tide, and pluckedthe pellucid limpets browsing on their stems ; and, peering downinto the rugged dells below, have seen the star-fish crawl withsucker-arms along the rocks, where whelks drill holes in shellsof stone-clad molluscs, to feed upon their soft and luscious flesh ;where sea-anemones, with outspread tentacles, make gardens ofliving flowers; and awkward crabs peep out from darksome nooksat glittering fish, then scramble sidelong back again into theirholes. In winter, by the raging waves—when skaters swift oerslippery ice with rapid pace were gliding; when ears weretingling with the biting cold, and tender people roasting overblazing fires—I have paced along the congealed sands to see theshell-fish frozen hard and fast, glued to the rocks ; a
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