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Thefe the Fifhermen brought me, with the other Sea- 
Produétions, in Buckets of Sea-water; we left them undi- ~ 
fturbed for fome time, till the Polypes had extended them- 
felves out of their ftarry Cells, in which their Tails were fix- _ 
ed; and then took them fuddenly out of the Salt-water, and — 
inftantly plunged them into Brandy, whereby many of their - 
Bodies were kept from fhrivelling up, and {fhrinking back © 
into their ftarry Retreats. By this Means I preferved not 
only thefe, but feveral other Marine Productions, with their — 
Animals, in their natural Form ; particularly the Meyonium, — 
like the Lobes of the Lungs, deferibed Plate XVIE at 4, — 
called by the Fifhermen the Sea Fig, from its having many te 
yellow Seed-like Particles in the Infide. The Outfide of ~ 
this, when magnified, appeared full of {mall Stars, as de- 
{cribed at B, C, and D, in the fame Plate. i 
It was here I farft obferved the Animal alive in the Sea- 
briftle Coralline, as deferibed at Plate XI. Letter_4 And — 
that of the Herring-bone Coralline, at Plate X. Letter As 
with thofe on the branched tubvlary Coralline, Plate XVII. 
Letter 4, where they are magnified. Here we faw the Ani- 
mals on the Celliferous Coralline, as magnified in Plate XX. 
in Letter C. Several of thefe Animals I found well preferved | 
in the Spirits after my Return, notwithftanding they were 
crouded into the Bottle with many other Sorts ofa coarfer 
Texture, fuch as Star-fith, A/cyoniums on’Shells, &¥¢, - 
- Finding upon my Arrival, that I could diftinguith the | 
_ true natural Appearance of many Speciés of Corallines, with > 
their Animals, by being preferved in Spirits, I thought it 
might be fatisfatory to know the Method I had fallen upon 
for this Purpole ; and, accordingly, recommend the follow 
ing to thofe, who are defirous of obtaining Varieties of thefe 
| Corallines, 
