198 HISTOKY OF BRITISH ZOOPHYTES. 



Hab. Off Inch Keith, Mr. Simmons; Preston Pans, 

 Prof. Jameson ; north and east coast of Scotland, Prof. 

 Fleming; Gairloch, Mr. Smith, of Jordanhill; near Oban, 

 Mr. M 'Andrew ; Belfast Lough, Mr. Templeton, * Mr. 

 Paterson, Mr. M'Calla. 



Dr. Fleming thus describes it : " Body linear, supporting, 

 towards the upper extremity, sessile, lunate lobes, embracing 

 the stem obliquely, and bearing a row of cells on their mar- 

 gin." "These lobes resemble a crest, embrace the side of 

 the stem and a portion of its front obliquely, and terminate 

 in a recurrent manner, the point of the one meeting with 

 the bend of the higher one from the opposite side/' 



Of this I have a dried specimen from my generous friend 

 Mr. Smith, of Jordanhill, to whose kindness I have often 

 been greatly indebted, and in whose yacht I have had many 

 pleasant excursions. I have also a specimen, preserved in 

 spirits, from my steady and obliging friend Mr. "William 

 Gourlie, of Glasgow. It is beautiful, and yet from quota- 

 tions which I shall subjoin, it will be seen that it gives but 

 a faint idea of the surpassing beauty of the living creature. 

 My friend Mr. E. Paterson, of Belfast, says, beautiful as 

 Midler's figure is, it does not do justice to the living ap- 

 pearance of the animal. 



