26 Life Beneath the Waves. 



the Dahlia belong to the class scientifically 

 denominated Actinia mesetnbryanthemum. 

 The bodies or discs of this species are quite 

 smooth, and devoid of the rough excres- 

 cences which distinguish the bases of the 

 Crassicornis tribe : Smooth Anemones vary 

 very much in colour, some of them being 

 entirely crimson, green, or brown, whilst 

 others are ornamented with stripes or spots. 



The Strawberry Anemone is a pretty, 

 though common, specimen ; thus called 

 because, when closed, its colours and 

 general appearance resemble that delicious 

 fruit. When the Strawberry is opened, and 

 its tentacles fully displayed, a row of bright 

 blue dots may generally be seen at its edge : 

 these blue dots may also be observed in 

 most of the anemones belonging to this 

 class. 



Smooth Anemones may be found of all 



