5 34 ^ Courfe of Experiments 

 Ward; that is to fay, after it began to pro- 

 duce, which was the third Day from its be- 

 ing cut, when two came off: and that Day 

 Fortnight the Number amounted to twenty- 

 fix, which he then put among his other Po- 

 lypes. This was in very hot Weather. 



EXPERIMENT IX. 



Cutting a Polype in two Places, thro' the 

 Head and Body^ without dividi7ig the 

 Tail. 



]\/f^ 2^, I 1743* I cut an Englijh Polype^ 



^^^ longitudinally, through the Head and 



Body in two Places, but flopped my Sciffars 



before they reached the 



< Tail. Iperform'dtheOpe- 



;n ration on a Slip of Paper, 



in the Manner the Figure 



(hews. 



May, 2.™ The divided Head feemed to 



day a confufed Heap of Slime and Arms, 



without any diflind: Form: which Confufi- 



on was principally occafioned by Part of a 



digefted Worm, which, on cutting,^ came 



out of the Stomach, and 



adhered to the wounded 



Head. Its Appearance was 



thus. 



May, 



