THE SEA- ANEMONE. 



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With liviiig anemooea this lesson can be made intensely interest- 

 ing ; withont them it should not be ^ven to children. Those who are 

 not too far from Boston can send jars to the superintendent of 

 Essex Bridge, Salem, Mass., who will fill them at a reasonable price. 

 Yonng anemones can be bronght as far as Boston, at least, simply 

 packed in wet seaweed. Kowhere else on onr northern coast can 

 snch a nnmber or variety of anemones be seen as at Beverly Bridge. 

 The light pink or salmon colored ones show the structure best, for 



Fig. 1. 



Fig. 2. 



when fully expanded they reveal the partitions of the body-cavity 

 beautifully through their nearly transparent walls. Fig. 1 repre- 

 sents one fully expanded; Fig. 2, only partially. Yery young 

 anemones, not more than an inch long, will show the connection 

 with the hydra, both on account of their small size and of their 

 having fewer tentacles than the full-grown ones. 



It has been my experience that large ones do not thrive in con- 

 finement, but they can be kept for some days if bnt one is placed 

 in each jar, and care is taken to keep them oool. Candy jars are 

 best, becanse the wide month allows the air free access to the water. 

 If enough sea water cannot be had to change that in the jars every 

 day, it may be aerated by pouring it back and forth a nnmber of 



