The anemones described in the following pages were collected by Mr. J. H. Orton, and forwarded for examination.

I. Edwardsia timida, Quatrefages.

Quatrefages obtained his specimens at Chausey, Manche, N. France, and his descriptions of E. timida and E. harassi as new species appeared in 1842 (“Ann. des Sci. Nat.” (2), XVIII). G. Y. Dixon obtained eight specimens at Malahide, Co. Dublin, and these he carefully described in 1886 (“Proc. Roy. Dublin Soc”). He also united Quatrefages' two species as E. timida. In 1889 A. C. Haddon supported Dixon's opinions and identification, gave a good figure of the mesenterial muscle characters, and contrasted these with three other British species (“ Proc. Roy. Dublin. Soc.”).