. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. J 46 A Courfe of Experiments three Arms at that Time, five only being left. It had now the Figure A. The Piece of Tail which had been cut off, fixed on its Extremity, flood upright, ex- tended much, and appeared quite white and clear, as is lliewn by The young One that came oft yeflerday^ being now in no wife different from other Polypes^ needs no farther Notice. Mciy, 14.—The Body-Part had the fame Appearance as yeflerday, with this only Dif- ference, that the injured Arms were grown fomewha
. An attempt towards a natural history of the polype : in a letter to Martin Folkes. Hydromedusae. J 46 A Courfe of Experiments three Arms at that Time, five only being left. It had now the Figure A. The Piece of Tail which had been cut off, fixed on its Extremity, flood upright, ex- tended much, and appeared quite white and clear, as is lliewn by The young One that came oft yeflerday^ being now in no wife different from other Polypes^ needs no farther Notice. Mciy, 14.—The Body-Part had the fame Appearance as yeflerday, with this only Dif- ference, that the injured Arms were grown fomewhat longer, and the new young One a little larger. This Morning the little Tail-Piece was clear, white, 'and generally extended: tho' fometimes it contracted 5 but foon extended itfelf again. In the Afternoon it lay along at the Bottom of the Glafs, in a femicircular Forms a Slime ilTued from the cut Place, and fpread itfelf all over the Water, making it feem. 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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