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was as smooth as before ; not papillated ; and the apertures 

 were nearly obliterated." 



Until I have an opportunity of personal examination, I 

 therefore assign to the species a place in the genus Sagartia ; 

 but I consider that it is one of the links which connect this 

 with the neighbouring families. 



On the history of this lovely little Anemone I can only 

 quote what has already been published. " The old ones 

 are solitary, not more than one on a stone : but there are 

 two or sometimes four growing on the same stone. . . . 

 I have had some in my possession for weeks, well supplied 

 with water and air daily ; yet the tubercles and edging 

 were obdurate, determined to keep to their original colour." 

 I must hope that the zeal of our Cornish zoophytologists 

 will before long make me personally acquainted with the 

 pretty Gold-spangle. 



The following localities are enumerated for it by 3Ir. 

 W. P. Cocks: — Gwyllyn-Yase, Pennance, Helford, St. Ives. 



mesembryanthemum. chrtsosplexium. crassicornis. 



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ON THE SUBDIVISION OF THE GENUS SAGARTIA 



Fifteen species of the genus Sagartia have been described 

 in the preceding pages ; and I possess information more or 

 less definite concerning some five or six others, which I 

 have not seen ; whose history therefore, in hope of a fuller 

 acquaintance with them, I defer writing for the present, 

 but expect to be able to give some account of them in an 

 Appendix to this Volume. 



