THE PALLID ANEMONE. 79 



Size. 



Diameter of column about one-third of an inch ; height of column two- 

 thirds ; expanse of flower nearly an inch. 



Locality. 

 South-west coast of England ; rocks between tide-marks. 



Varieties. 



a. Cana. The colourless state above described. Plate iii. fig. 5. 

 j8. JRufa. Column of a dull brownish-orange, paler or deeper in tint. 

 Plate iii. fig. 4. 



I am indebted for my knowledge of this little form to 

 Mr. Holdsworth, who discovered about a dozen specimens 

 scattered about the rocks near the entrance to Dartmouth 

 Harbour, " a part of our western coast, which, from its 

 steep rugged character, and its luxuriant growth of sea- 

 weeds, presents a fruitful hunting-ground for those in 

 search of marine productions." They were obtained in 

 July, 1855, and were described by their discoverer, in a 

 Memoir read before the Zoological Society of London in 

 the following December, and subsequently published in 

 their Proceedings. All of the individuals were of the 

 variety cana, differing in no respect among themselves 

 except in size. " They were found on the exposed surface 

 of perpendicular rocks at about half-tide mark ; and when 

 out of the water and contracted, were very difficult to dis- 

 tinguish, owing to their great transparency." * 



Some time afterwards the same gentleman obtained 

 several specimens of a little Anemone which agreed with 

 his former captives in every respect, save that their column 

 was of a rufous hue ; the tentacles, however, having the 

 same characteristic foot-marks as before. He concluded 



* Proc. Zool. Soc. 1855. 



