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3 in height, of a yellowish white, ribbed vertically 

 with dark brown. Habit, parasitic, chiefly on 

 shells. 



8. Actinia Aurora, 



" The Orange-tentacled Anemone." 



Outer tentacles smaller, and turned downwards. 

 Tentacles about 80 in number, tinged with orange. 



Body J-inch in diameter, of brown or olive-green 

 colour, lined with vertical bands of white. 



9. Actinia venusta, 



" The Orange-disced Anemone." 



Outer row of tentacles smaller than the rest, and 

 turned downwards. Tentacles about 250, gra- 

 duated, white. 



Body j-inch diameter, orange-brown. Disc oval, 

 of a bright orange colour. Base oval. 



a. Common variety. 



b. nivea, " the snowy anemone." Disc French 



white ; body orange. 



Here, then, we conclude our enquiries into the 

 "names" of our friends the Anemones, and I trust 

 that, if the amateur-naturalist uses this table in con- 

 junction with the more lengthened remarks which 

 precede it, and the observations on the respective 

 abodes of his specimens in Chapter II., he will not 



