. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. ij8 A Courfe of Experiments each other, from the Body-Part of the Po^ type, juft above the Beginning of the Tail, neither of which could be difcerned yefter- day. It flood ere6t on its Extremity, which feemed healed and well. The little Piece of Tail looked white, but well. It lay along extended, and the wounded End was fomewhat flimy, as in the under Figure (a.). / ^^> ^3»—The two young Ones were to day confiderably grown. It continued in an upright Pofture, and the wounded End appeared more


. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. ij8 A Courfe of Experiments each other, from the Body-Part of the Po^ type, juft above the Beginning of the Tail, neither of which could be difcerned yefter- day. It flood ere6t on its Extremity, which feemed healed and well. The little Piece of Tail looked white, but well. It lay along extended, and the wounded End was fomewhat flimy, as in the under Figure (a.). / ^^> ^3»—The two young Ones were to day confiderably grown. It continued in an upright Pofture, and the wounded End appeared more knobbed and like its former Tail. The little cut-off Extre- mity appeared very flimy, and lay along in the fame Manner as yeflerday. May^ 14.—Both the young Ones were grown : all Things clfe as before. Mayy 15.—I found this Morning one of the young Ones bad two pretty long Arms, 2 and. 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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