. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. 178 A Couffe of Experiment $ EXPFRIMENT XX. Afpeedy RcproduBion of a new Head, '^T'HE fourth of Augujl, 1743 -^ twenty Minutes after eleven o'Cl at ity Minutes arter eleven o'Clock, " I cut a Polype which had feven Arms and " a young One rifing from it, but without " Arms, as reprefented in the under Figure, " where the Line (c) fliews the Place of *' n;;' ..:;:>^;.... ^' The Head-Part extended its Arms Im* " mediately, but would not eat a Worm " put to


. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. 178 A Couffe of Experiment $ EXPFRIMENT XX. Afpeedy RcproduBion of a new Head, '^T'HE fourth of Augujl, 1743 -^ twenty Minutes after eleven o'Cl at ity Minutes arter eleven o'Clock, " I cut a Polype which had feven Arms and " a young One rifing from it, but without " Arms, as reprefented in the under Figure, " where the Line (c) fliews the Place of *' n;;' ..:;:>^;.... ^' The Head-Part extended its Arms Im* " mediately, but would not eat a Worm " put to it. " Aiiguji, 5.—This Morning, at eleven '' o'clock, the young One remampg upon <^ the Tail-Part had fix Arms, the Part " cut appeared rounded. '' Augufi, 6.—At twelve o'Clock, the *^ Tail-Part was not only healed and fharp, " but. 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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