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diftils in drops, through the fmall openings 

 of the rock. In the middle of the bafon is a 

 large ftone, or piece of detached rock, which 

 is ufually covered v/Ith water. About this 

 ftone, and adhering to its fides, as if grow- 

 ing therefrom, are feen numbers of apparently 

 beautiful flowers, finely variegated in vivid 

 colours, and of radiated form, fomewhat re- 

 fembling the petals of the garden marigold. 

 Some are of a pale yellow, or a light ftraw 

 colour, tinged with green ; others of a grey- 

 ifli purple, variegated with black fpots. 



To gather any of thefe feeming flowers 

 is a taflc of difficulty, for when the hand ap- 

 proaches them, the beautiful petals inftantly 

 contract, and become invifible. If left un- 

 diflurbed they re-appear, in the courfe of a 

 few minutes, gradually expanding into their 

 former bloom ; but again retire, with furpriz- 

 ing qulcknefs, on the approach of the hand, 

 a cane, or any other body that may be di- 

 reded towards them. 



This circumftance, as you will exped, 

 led to early inveftigation regarding the nature 

 of this Angular flower, when, inftead of a fine 



