THE PALLID ANEMONE. 
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Size. 
Diameter of column about one-tbird of an inch ; height of column two- 
tliirds ; expanse of flower nearly an inch. 
Locality. 
South-west coast of England ; rocks between tide-marks. 
Vaeieties. 
a. Cana. The colourless state above described. Plate iii. fig. 5. 
$. Itufa. Column of a dull brownish-orange, paler or deeper in tint. 
Plate iii. fig. 4. 
I am indebted for my knowledge of this little form to 
i\Ir. Iloldsworth, who discovered about a dozen specimens 
scattered about the rocks near the entrance to Dartmouth 
Harbour, “ a part of our western coast, which, from its 
steep rugged character, and its luxuriant growth of sea- 
weeds, presents a fruitful hunting-ground for those in 
search of marine productions.” They were obtained in 
July, 1855, and were described by their discoverer, in a 
Memoir read before the Zoological Society of London in 
the following December, and subsequently published in 
their Proceedings. All of the individuals were of the 
variety cana, differing in no respect among themselves 
except in size. “ They Avere found on the exposed surface 
of perpendicular rocks at about half-tide mark ; and Avhen 
out of the water and contracted, were very difficult to dis- 
tinguish, owing to their great transparency.” * 
Some time afterwards the same gentleman obtained 
several specimens of a little Anemone which agreed with 
his former cajitives in every respect, save that their column 
Avas of a rufous hue ; the tentacles, hoAvever, ha\dng the 
same characteristic foot-marks as before. He concluded 
• Proc. Zool. Soc. 1S5 j. 
