the tentacula are but (lightly touched, the animal in- 
ltantly contracts itfell into a conoid lluipc again, (as at 
»•) 
1 have lometimes taken this fpecics of Actinia from 
its native roc k, and have obferved that after fume time, 
when it. grew languid, it protruded in a mod extraor¬ 
dinary manner alrnoft the w hole of its interior parts or 
vifeera, in the form of an inflated membrane of a pale 
yellow' colour, and flripcd very elegantly with rays of 
red and pale fea-green. ( lug. 4.) In this Hate it does 
not protrude any of the central or branchy tentacula, 
but the row's of lateral ones are protruded all round the 
circumference. The Adiniie arc viviparous animals, 
and experiments have been made on fome of the fpe- 
cics of this genus, which prove, that they arc capable 
of being cut (with proper care) into feveral parts, each 
of which by degrees becomes complete. 
