The colors of the flowers that bloomed in quick succession were strikingly bright and beautiful, and the shapes of the blossoms were varied and curious.
Of all the weird and wonderful creatures living under the sea, perhaps the strangest are jellyfish-those rubbery, cone-shaped creatures found floating in the water, their long tentacles trailing behind.
By its cheerless rays they could see that they were in a natural cavern; the walls and roof were knobbed, twisted, and gashed into a thousand fantastic shapes, and the stony floor sloped downward as they proceeded.