on the Polype. 



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May, 3. — I found the Polype, 

 at feven this Morning, ereft, on 

 its Tail-End, in this Manner. 



May, 4. — The Ends of the divided Tail 

 appeared today afunder: it ftood upright at 

 the Bottom of the Glafs, and extended itfelf 

 as in the Figure. 



Hitherto it had refufed to eat, but now 

 feized and devoured a Worm, which made 

 both Uie Divifions fwell and enlarge. 



I continued my Obfervations on it for 

 fome Weeks. It did not often care for eat- 

 ing, or thrive fo v^^ell as my other Polypes^ 

 nor had it much Increafe: it 

 frequently ftood upright and 

 contradled, fomething in the 

 Shape of a Pair of Breeches, 

 as the Figure (hews. 



A Polype I cut fince in the fame Manner 



at Tooting, for Mr. Mi les, produced twen- 



ty-fiic in a Fortnight's Time, as he fent me 



K 3 Wordj 



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