ANALYTICAL INDEX. 



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CHAPTER XL— continued. 



VII. LOBULARIA, . . . . . 



Ova, ..... 



Ascidia mentula, Plates XXXVI. figs. 5, 6 — LVI. 



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CHAPTER XII.— The Nature of Zoophytes, 



Theories of the origin of animals, 



Their formation results of design, 



The parts relative and reciprocal, 



Life essential to the fabric, 



The animal world excites awe and admiration, 



It is the work of a Celestial power, 



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 262 



ib. 



Retrospect, .... 

 Variety of living creatures, 

 Circumstances adapted for their condition, 

 All pure, unmixed as on creation, 

 Systems, 



Animals not superior and inferior, 

 No imperfections from the Creator, 



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I. Zoophytes, investigation of, difficult, 

 All are aquatic, 

 Their form extraordinary, 

 Resemble plants, 

 Chiefly rooted, 

 Few are free, 

 The young can move, 

 Originally single, 

 Precautions for preservation, 

 Exuviation, 

 Survivance, 



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ib. 



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II. Zoophytes simple and compound, 



(1.) Simple Zoophytes, Hydra, Actinia, 



(2.) Compound Lepralia, Alcyonium, Lobularia, 



The zoophyte is purely animal, 



Vorticella, Pedicellina, their faculties, 



Virgularia, Pennatula, their faculties, 



Disparity of size, Sertularia pumila, cupressina, 



Place of the Medusa doubtful, 



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