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In May 1772, I clipped all the limbs of 
a purple Anemone of the firft fpecies. Soon after, 
thefe limbs began to bud out again. The 30th of 
July, they were clipped a fecond time, and grew 
again in lefs than a month. Having cut them a 
third time, they had a third fhooting out. The 
fame experiment upon a green Anemone had the 
like fuccefs. It feems thefe reproductions might 
extend as far, or be as often repeated as patience 
and curiofity would admit. Several experiments 
have convinced me that one fingle limb of thefe 
Anemonies being cut oft, retains a power to fallen 
itfelf to any fmall body that is brought near it, 
either by its end, or by the fide towards the end, 
but not by that part where the clipping was made. 
This induces me to think that the effect is pro- 
duced by fusion rather than by any glutinous mat- 
ter, which one might fuppofe ouzes out at the 
pores. This limb, after being cut off, has alfo a 
power to ftretch or contract itfelf alternately. 
J u] y 
Au mois de Mai 1772, je coupai tous les mem- 
bres a une anemone pourpre de la premiere efpece. En peu 
de temps ces membres repoufterent. Le 30 Juillet ils furent 
coupes de nouveau, et fe reproduifirent en moins d’un mois. 
Ayant ete coupes une troifieme fois ils out encore repculTe. 
Une anemone verte a donne le meme re ; rultat. II paroit que 
ces reproductions iroient aufii loin qu’on aurt.it la curicfue 
ou la patience de les poufi’er, Plufieurs experiences m’ont 
appris que ju-fqu’a un feul membre retranche de ces animaux, con- 
lerve pendant plufieurs jours la faculte de s’attacher aux corps 
qu’on lui prefente, foit par le bout, ou par le cote vers le bout, 
et non par la partie coupee; ce qui m’a porte a croire que cct 
efret pouvoit etre produic par la futlion plutot que par la glu 
qu’on foupconneroit exuder des pores. Ce membre coupe 
fe contradle et fe dilate auffi alternativement. 
Vot. LXIII. C c c Le 
