ANNOTATIONS. 89 



" This will not hold good, either, for the 

 shore form at Hastings (specimens with well 

 matured gonophores) shows a nematophore 

 above and one below each polypite, and often 



This does not appear to accord with Mr. Rufford's 

 investigations, as the following footnote on the same page 

 indicates. 



one or two in the axils of the branches. 

 Moreover, there is considerable latitude in 

 the degree in which spines are developed on 

 the gonophores." P. It. 



Also in the letterpress of the same page (line 13 

 from the top) it is stated : "When present, the reproductive 

 capsules afford another good specific character;" 

 Mr. Rufford's observations had led him to regard the 

 reproductive capsules as "the best" specific character, and 

 noted such in the margin (line 9 from bottom), he also 

 added, 



" The deep-water specimens are of the 

 larger size .... and differ in other 

 respects." 



There are a few other marginal comments, such as 



"common in trawl," "on other Hydroid stems," 



and numerous summaries of paragraphs, which, however, 

 would serve no useful purpose if quoted. 



