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THE CAVALLO-MARINO, OR SEA-HORSE. 



This is a small fish of a curious shape : the 

 length is about two inches ; the head bears some 

 resemblance to that of a horse, whence origi- 

 nates its name; a long dorsal fin runs from the 

 head to the tail, which is spirally turned inside. 

 They are often seen in cabinets and museums in 

 a dried state, and the library of the East-India 

 House is in possession of a very good specimen of 

 this curious creature. It belongs to the order 

 of the Pipe-fish. 



CHANGEABLE FLOWER. 



In the island of Lewchew, says Mr. M'Leod, 

 is found a remarkable production, about the 

 size of a cherry-tree, bearing flowers, which al- 

 ternately, on the same day, assume the tint of the 

 rose or lily, as they are exposed to the sun- 

 shine or shade. The bark of this tree is of a 

 dark green, and the flowers bear a resemblance 

 to our common roses. Some of our party, 

 whose powers of vision were strong, (assisted by 

 vigorous imaginations,) fancied that, by atten- 

 tive watching, the change of hue, from white 



