Motions of the Po!yp6* tg^ 



^^ Materials, but little of it pure Mud. The 

 *^ Sun fhining thereon, and the Water be- 

 " ing very tranfparent, the Bottom made 

 " an Appearance beautiful enough, fome- 

 ** what like very fine Mofs, mixed with a 

 " Number of Water Snail- Shells, Peri- 

 ^' winkles, &c, 



" Having tryed the thicker heavier Mud 

 ^' oftentimes without Succefs, I w^as invi- 

 ** ted the rather to try this, and according- 

 <' ly brought Home a little of the Water 

 " with fome of the Plants growing in it, 

 " the Principal of which being, if I mif- 

 " take not, one of the Species of the Equi- 

 ^^ fetum palujire^. 



*' After it had flood an Hour or two in 

 " my large Glafs-Jar, I obferved feveral 

 " Polypes^ in all refpefts like thofe I receiv- 

 " ed of you ; excepting that they are many 

 *' Times fmaller when viewed with a Lem 

 " of an Inch Foctis^ than thofe we have in 

 ^' our Nurfery are when beheld with the 

 " naked Eye. Indeed I never faw any 

 " Branchers fo fmall as thefe j and yet they 

 ^* feem to be in Health. 



" When I firft met with them, I fpent 

 *' fome Time in obferving them, to fee what 

 ^' Food they eat : but I could not find they 

 ^^ eat any thing befides fmall Worms, fo 



* Sei'eral Pieces of this Plant were fent over among the 

 Polypes that came from Mr. T r e m b l e y , 



O 2 " fmall 



