LetyourActiniaestandforadayortwointhedish，andthen，pickingouttheliveliestandhandsomest，detachthemoncemorefromtheirhold，dropthemintoyourvase，rightthemwithabitofstick，sothatthesuckingbaseisdownwards，andleavethemtothemselvesthenceforth。
Thesetwospecies（MesembryanthemumandCrassicornis）arequitebeautifulenoughtogiveabeginneramusement：buttherearetwootherswhicharenotuncommon，andofsuchexceedingloveliness，thatitisworthwhiletotakealittletroubletogetthem。TheoneisDianthus，whichIhavealreadymentioned;theotherBellis，thesea—daisy，ofwhichthereisanexcellentdescriptionandplatesinMr。Gosse’s\"RamblesinDevon，\"pp。24to32。
ItiscommonatIlfracombe，andatTorquay;andindeedeverywherewheretherearecracksandsmallholesinlimestoneorslaterock。
Intheseholesitfixesitsbase，andexpandsitsdelicatebrown—
greystar—likeflowersonthesurface：butitmustbechippedoutwithhammerandchisel，attheexpenseofmuchdirtandpatience;