. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. m the Polype. ,87. " Zept. 7.—At thirty minutes paft eleven " the young One fcemed dependent only by '^ the Point of its Tail^ and appeared as be- ^^low. .«•* -iV* •?! %'%""'''"... €C <c cc (C in cc " I apprehend in a few Days it will come away. ^ '' What is ftrange in this Appearance is, that the Part of a Polype cut off the twenty-fecond of Auguft fhould continue producing Young to this Day, without having gained to itfelf Head or Arms, or becoming in any Degree
. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. m the Polype. ,87. " Zept. 7.—At thirty minutes paft eleven " the young One fcemed dependent only by '^ the Point of its Tail^ and appeared as be- ^^low. .«•* -iV* •?! %'%""'''"... €C <c cc (C in cc " I apprehend in a few Days it will come away. ^ '' What is ftrange in this Appearance is, that the Part of a Polype cut off the twenty-fecond of Auguft fhould continue producing Young to this Day, without having gained to itfelf Head or Arms, or becoming in any Degree more perfedt than it was when cut. The fame curious Gentleman goes on thus his Obfervations. " I fhall now give you an Account of two feemingly ftrange, or at leaft uncommon 2 " Appear-. 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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