472 PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. [aNNO I767. 



But happily this animal is large enough for dissection; and in that state 

 discovers to us, not only muscles and tendons, but a stomach to digest, and 

 intestines to secrete proper nourishment, for the support and increase of itself 

 and its progeny ; which I am persuaded is the strongest proof that has yet 

 appeared to convince the learned world, that zoophytes are true animals, and in 

 no part vegetable. 



Description of PI. 13. — Fig. 1, the actinia sociata, or clustered animal flower, with its radical 

 tube adhering to a rock, a One of the animals stretching out its claws. 2, a perpendicular dissec- 

 tion of one of these bodies, to show the gullet, intestines, stomach, and fibres, or tendons, that move 

 the claws, a A young one arising out of the adhering tube. 3. The actinia aster, or sea star-flower, 

 from the new ceded islands. 4. The actinia anemone, or sea anemone, from the same place. 5. The 

 under part of the same, by which it adheres to rocks. 6. The actinia helianthus, or sea sun-flower, 

 from the same place. 7. The under part of the same. 8. The actinia dianthus, or sea-carnation, 

 from the rocks at Hastings in Sussex : this animal adheres by its tail, or sucker, to the under part of 

 the projecting rocks, opposite to the town ; and, when the tide is out, has the appearance of a long 

 white fig: this is the form of it when it is put into a glass of sea-water. It is introduced here as a 

 new variety of this animal, not yet described. 9- The sertularia uniflora, or single bell-shaped coral- 

 line magnified, a One of its ovaries. 1 0. The cellularia anguina, or snake's-head coralline, magni- 

 fied. 11. The sertularia pumila, or sea-oak coralline, magnified, a One of its ovaries. 12. The cel- 

 lularia bursaria, or shepherd's purse coralline, magnified. 



XLII. New Observations on what is called Pompeys Pillar, in Egypt. By 

 Edward fVortley Montagu, Esq. F. R. S. Dated from Zante, May 7, 1767. 

 p. 438. 



These few lines will probably appear extraordinary, as every traveller that has 

 been at Alexandria has mentioned the famous pillar of Oriental Granite, which 

 is about a mile without the walls of that city, as erected, either by Pompey, or 

 to the honour of Pompey. As I difFer in opinion from them all, and think this 

 famous pillar was erected to the honour of Vespasian, you certainly will expect to 

 hear on what foundation I found so extraordinay a conjecture, as so new a one 

 may appear. 



By my mens, the capital of the pillar is . . Qft. 7 inc. 



The Shaft 66 H 



The Base 5 9i 



The Pedestal lO 5f 



Height from the ground 92. O 



Its Diameter 9 ^ 



As soon as I saw this surprising pillar, I was convinced that if it had been 

 erected in Pompey's time, Strabo, or some of the ancients, would have men- 

 tioned it : I therefore determined to examine it narrowly, I perceived that the 



