. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. 168 A Courfe of Experiments Juney 16. The Body was evidently grown longer and larger, but in the Form of a Cone. It feemed in full Health and Vigour, and appeared extending its Arms, as below at A. yune^ 17.—Its Figure this Morning dif- fered not from that of yefterday, excepting that the Body was a little more extended. I gave it a fmall Worm, which it now made a Shift to fwallow Fart of: the Remainder was left hanging out of its Mouth, as at B, ^nd continued fo fome Hours, -J 1/. B I obferved i
. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. 168 A Courfe of Experiments Juney 16. The Body was evidently grown longer and larger, but in the Form of a Cone. It feemed in full Health and Vigour, and appeared extending its Arms, as below at A. yune^ 17.—Its Figure this Morning dif- fered not from that of yefterday, excepting that the Body was a little more extended. I gave it a fmall Worm, which it now made a Shift to fwallow Fart of: the Remainder was left hanging out of its Mouth, as at B, ^nd continued fo fome Hours, -J 1/. B I obferved it frequently for feveral Days after this, and took notice of very little Alteration, befides the Growth of its Body. It was fed every two Days, and fometimes oftner: and appeared fo like other Polypes that I feldom examined it with Glaffes; but placing it before the Microfcope again, on the jBrft of July^ to my great Surprize I found it had then ten Arms, inftead of nine which it had at firft; and that three of the Arms iffued out below the reft, and made as it were the Beginning of another Row,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baker, Henry, 1698-1774. London : R. Dodsley
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