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which is its moil: effential part, and in fome fpecies is ex- 
ceedingly tender. The t\t o Tides loon came together, but 
but 'were Ibme time in contact before they conne6ted. 
The junftion, however, was at laft fo perfe(T, that no 
vifiblc fear remained upon the robe, the continuity of 
the little blue edge was not in the lead: interrupted, and 
the mouth was perfectly redored. Thefe femi-anemo- 
nies, which I dill preferve, have long fince acquired the 
appearance of the perfect animal, and perform all its 
fim'ftions, fuch as moving from place to place, fwallow- 
ing, Sec. This leads to the refle6tion that if, as hath been 
aiierted, the power of loco-motion in thefe animals de- 
pends upon a certain combination of flraight and circu- 
lar tubes, it is not requilite, in order to exert it, that the 
continuity of thefe tubes be uninterrupted, fmee half an 
anemoiiy newly cut changes its place with as much eafe 
Tis a whole one. It will no doubt aj^pear a curious en- 
quiry, whether thefe femi-anemonies, after becoming in 
a manner wdiole ones, are capable of propagating their 
fpecies. 
quclques efpeces, tres delicate. Les deux cotes fe Ibnt rapproches ; mais ilsont 
cte long temps a fe joindre folidement; cependant cette jonftion fut operee au 
point qu’il ne reftoit aucune marque fur la robe. La petite bordure bleue n’etoit 
nnllement interrompue, et la bouche s’eft refonnee. Ces moities d’anemones que 
]e conferve, et qui ont depuis longtemps tout Fair d’un animal entier, en font toutes 
les fonftions, comme de changer de lieu, d’avaler, See. Sur quoi il faut re- 
marquer que sM eft vrai, comme on la cru, que ces animaux changentde lieu au 
nioyen de canaux droits et de canaux circulaires, dumoins 11 eft vrai auffi qu’il 
h’eft pas necefl'aire que ces canaux foient entiers, puifque des moities d’anemones 
nouvellement coupees ne laiffent pas de changer de place auffi facilement que I’ani- 
mal'entier. On feroit fans.doute curieux de favolr ft ces moities d’anemones, 
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