92 How Sammy Went to Coral-Land 
there, and those green rushes, and those 
fern-like plants? Well, they are all liv¬ 
ing polyps, or colonies of polyps, some 
kinds of which leave coral when they die, 
like the coral polyps proper. 
“ As for the Anemones ; those innocent 
looking flowers really possess powerful 
weapons in the shape of tiny lassos, 
which are concealed in lasso-cells. These 
lasso-cells, which are very small, are care¬ 
fully hidden in the walls of those petal¬ 
like tentacles, or feelers of the Anemone. 
Still other lasso-cells are hidden in the 
mouth of the Anemone, and inside its 
stomach. In the cells the long, slender, 
thread-like lassos lie coiled up ready for 
use. The lassos escape from the cells by 
turning themselves inside out with 
lightning-like swiftness, and woe to the 
crab, or small water animal that comes in 
contact with this lovely flower! It is 
