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in- (hells, I fwallowed them up myfelf. Perhaps 
they may prove ftill more palatable, drefled in Tome 
other manner. However, they may be eat fafely. 
The fecond fpecies of Sea-Anemonies keeps itfelf 
hid more than the firft; it is not to be come at but 
in neap-tides, when the fea recedes far theft, and 
cannot be fo eafily obferved. With great difficulty 
are thefe Anemonies loofened from the ftones they 
adhere to ; part of the balls is often left behind, and 
they are not eafily preferved at home. Seeing 
however fome of the individuals that voided mufcle- 
fhells whole, and ftill joined together, but empty, I 
found out the way to feed them. Crab-fhells, 
about the fize of a hen’s egg, are likevvife difcharged 
whole ; and upon offering them fome live-ones, I 
found that they fwallowed them down, and voided 
the remains fucked dry in about twenty hours. I 
cut open fome of this fecond fpecies, which I could 
not loofen from the ftones, and among them I found 
one 
manges; peutetre une autre preparation leur conviendroit-elle 
mieux, toujours eft-il certain qu’on en peut manger. 
La feconde efpece d’anemones de mer plus cachee que 
la premiere, et qu’on ne trouve que dans les grandes marees, 
ou la mer fe retire plus loin, eft auffi plus difficile a obferver ; 
on a peine a la detacher des cailloux fans y laifler une partie 
de fa bafe, et a la eonferver chez foi. C’eft en obfervant quel- 
ques individus de cette efpece et en appercevant qu’ils rendoient 
des coquilles de moules entieres, jointes enfemble et vuides, 
quej’ai appris de quelle maniere je devois nourrir mes anemo- 
nes. Je leur ai vu mime rendre des cancres entiers grands 
comme la circonference d’un oeuf de poule, je leur en pre- 
fentai de vivans qu’elles avalerent et qu’elles m’ont rendus 
morts, et fuces environ vingt heures apres. J’en ai ouvert 
que je ne pouvois detacher des cailloux, parmi lefquelles j’en 
trouvai 
