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that a little whip was flourished about through 

 the neck, which the lower power revealed. When 

 highly magnified, each little globe was seen to con- 

 sist of an outer case of a reddish orange colour, 

 which was noticeable on looking at the edges, al- 

 though in the centre it was transparent enough to 

 shew the brilliant green contents, that resembled 

 the chlorophyl, or green colouring matter of plants. 

 From a short neck proceeded the whip-like fila- 

 ment, which was lashed and twisted about in all 

 directions. These little creatures belong to the 

 monad family, but whether they are to be called 

 Trachelomonads, or by some other hard name the 

 learned must decide. 



The "Micrographic Dictionary" puts a note of 

 interrogation to the assertion of some writers that 

 Trachelomonads have no necks, and draws some 

 with such an appendage. 



Pritchard's last edition is against necks, and 

 whether the necks or no necks are to win, is a 

 mighty question equal at least to the famous contro- 

 versy, Avhich divided the world into "big and little 

 endians in the matter of breaking eggs." 



A discussion of more importance is, whether these 

 Cryptomonads — that name will do whatever comes 

 of the neck controversy — are animals or vegetables. 

 Lachmann and Mr. Carter affirm that they have 

 detected a contractile vesicle, which would assimulate 



