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Tealia Greenii («. $.). 

 Of this form I have been unable to obtain fresh specimens. Mr. 

 Gosse thinks it is a variety of the former species.' At page 131, ante, 

 I have given the reasons which have led me to consider it as perhaps 

 distinct. At the same time, I am not anxious to lengthen the synonyms 

 of our Anemones, if possible ; I would, therefore, consider this name 

 as merely provisional. It was forwarded to me from Cork by Professor 

 J. Reay Greene. I lost a specimen of a Bunodes or a Tealia, taken at 

 Parkmore Head, Ventry, which I would say was T. Ballii, as figured 

 in Plate IT. of the " Actin. Brit.'' This Part was not published at the 

 time of its discovery (July, 1858), so that I imagined my specimen new; 

 but as 1 did not verify the species, this record must be taken for what 

 it is worth. 



Corynactis Allmanni. (R P. JP.) (With Plate xvm.) 



Corynactis viridis. {Allman, "Ann. of Nat. Hist," vol.xvii.p. 417, PI. n.) 

 „ ,, {Johnston, " British Zoophytes," vol. i., p. 205.) 



„ ,, {Gosse, "Manual of Marine Zoology," p. 28.) 



„ Allmanni. { IF. Thompson, "Nat. Hist. Ireland," vol. iv., p. 462.) 

 „ „ {Gosse, " Marine Zoology," p. 28, Fig. 29.) 



„ „ {Gosse, "Devonshire Coast," p. 422, Plate vm.) 



This beautiful species was first discovered by Professor Allman at 

 Crookhaven, county of Cork; he called it Yiridis from the bright grass- 

 green colour of the specimens he found. The C. Allmanni of Thompson 

 is nothing more than a red variety of the species. As the name Viridis 

 is so likely to deceive — having done so, indeed, in the case of the Belfast 

 specimens — and green being but one of a large variety of colours which 

 this species assumes, I have ventured to substitute the name of its dis- 

 coverer, an old pupil of whom I am privileged to regard myself, which, 

 while it will not mislead, will at the same time identify him with this 

 charming Anemone. The green variety I did not find so very common 

 on the west or south as those of the various shades of red, crimson, and 

 peach colour. In some spots it occurred in vast profusion, covering 

 whole rock-pools on the Alderman ltocks, off Crookhaven Harbour. . I 

 also dredged it, adhering in numbers to the roots of Laminaria, in Bantry 

 Bay ; and some portions of the shore of Ventry Harbour are thickly studded 

 with this pretty gem. Specimens of nearly one inch in diameter, when 

 expanded, were" not uncommon. It would seem, from my present 



