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On what has been called the revivification of Rotiferæ; views of
Ehrenberg and Doyère. According to Payen, germs of Cryptogamia
preserve their power of germination even after being exposed
to the highest temperatures 45-47

Diminution, if not entire suspension, of organic functions in the
winter sleep of animals belonging to the higher classes 47, 48

Summer sleep of animals in the tropical zone; great dryness acts
like winter cold. Tenrecs, crocodiles, tortoises, and the Lepidosiren
of Eastern Africa 48-51

Anther dust or pollen; fertilization of flowers. The Cœlebogyne
found to produce perfect seeds in England without any traces of
pollen being discovered 51-53

The luminosity of the ocean produced by living luminous animals and
by decaying fibres and membranes of animals. Acalephæ and
siliceous-shelled luminous Infusoria. Influence on the luminosity
of a stimulus applied to the nerves 53-60

Pentastomes inhabiting the pulmonary cells of the rattle-snake of
Cumana 60, 61

Rock-building corals. The scaffolding or solid material which survives
the death of the coral animals. More correct views of recent times.
Shore reefs, encircling reefs, and lagoon islands. Atolls, or coral
walls enclosing a lagoon. The coral islands to the south of Cuba, the
Jardines del Rey of Columbus. The living gelatinous investment
of the calcareous scaffolding of the coral trunks attracts fish and
turtles in search of food. Singular mode of fishing by the aid of
the Remora (the Echeneis naucrates) 62-72

Probable greatest depth of coral structures 72-75