28 Natural Hiftory of 



Hornwrack oi Ray\ Synopfis^ pag. 42. N^. 9. called Fucus 

 telam linea?n fericeaf?ive textura /ua cefmdafis ; and fends out 

 Cluflers of X'eficles from feveral Parts of its creeping Tube, 

 each of which has a black Spot in it, Hke the Spawn of Frogs: 

 Or rather, thefe look when they are magnified, like a Bunch 

 of full ripe tranfparent oval-fhaped Grapes with the Stones 

 in them, as is reprefented in the magnified Fig. C, Plate XV. 

 The natural Size of this Coralline is drawn creeping on the 

 broad-leafed Hornwrack, at Fig. c, N°. 25. 



Among many other marine Subftances received frelli from 

 the Sea, in September 1753, this Objed happened to prefent 

 itfelf under my magnifying Glafies ; when, to my Surprize, 

 I found thofe grape-like Bodies were a Clufter of Poly- 

 pes, each having eight Claws or T^entacuU^ very lively, ex- 

 tending themfelves about in purluit of Prey ; and upon their 

 dying, the Animals conlrafted themfelves into their Vcficles, 

 which clofed at the Top : What we difcover as a Spot, is 

 only the Inteftines of the Polype with its Food in it. 



Fig. Z), fhews the Figure of the Polypes extending them 

 felvcs out of the Veficle;, as taken from the Microfcope : 

 Thefe are placed on the fame Branch, where the dead ones 

 are reprefented like Grapes, at Fig. 6". 



Plate XIV. N°. 26. Coralli7ia cufcutca forma^ mi?2ima^ ramofa, repens. 

 Fig. c. c. ramulis oppofttis^ veficulis mimaijfmiis ovatn conjertis^ geni- 

 culis 7'amulorum wfuieniibus, 



Climbingr Dodder-like Coralline. 



This very flender climbing Coralline has the Appear- 

 ance of Dodder when it is magnified ; and runs upon the 

 podded FuaiSj from whence it llioots into extreme fine 



flender 



