ais 4 yi 4 aiAe f fall Fi vm a Howth) yl! 7 f i ay | Fy | , ae. i - yay, # . ae Pi me a ey ty y i &, , \ C. p f : ; ti om P Pan °e a hai pe a y "2 , i: ¥ } wt : < iy IBY) Al . ., , Oa ry : v2 * He NM > \ 4, vous e ee Wa) 4 rar - , a) oh Pa? i : ‘ ¢ *, a Ae ' a) i Pr, A le & “4h ey eee ? ny, re £ 7 1 \ 7 ae? 4 é 4 4 ; 2 @ , i" ’ é i. i ye ‘ ? 7 j » ‘eek Tr is # ' f 4 ’ od, TT . Lien y a é ist, ' » wal) ' Prk L', ay aad it) eh f CES MART, insgihi ~! Pituiee ’ io 7 A te ee ' ‘ Ai “i 1 ar vy Paes y j # % ma 7 '¥ Wit ae. Wi fe PF wk 2 we \S3314 ; d WUTATI STATON VA 4H6.4 (47 R92 1702 TivZ Elonomy ot BRITISH HYDROID ZOOPHYTES,/ Jan \e> A 4 \\e James cMITHSONIAN OCT 26 1993 LIBRARIES xiv. TABLE A. Order I HYDROIDA. Sub-order I. ATHECATA. Polypites naked—without receptacles. Polypites stalked, branched, and terminal ; (CORYNIDZS). Sub-order IT, THECAPHORA. Polypites provided with horny receptacles. a Polypites stalked and terminal ; (CAMPANULARIID/). 6 Polypites disposed on both sides of axis; (SERTULARIID). e Polypites disposed of on one side only of axis ; (PLUMULARIID). Pp. J. RB. Page 6, line 11 from top, ” ” ” ‘CORRIGENDA. for mesoglea read mesoglea. . ” ” ” ? ” : 4 is 4 % ; “A Specialised read Specialized. 2 em 14 i $3 ,, sponges read Sponges. - fe 10 . bottom, ,, coral polyps read Coral polyps. NOTES ON THE WORK OF Mr. Fis, RUPFORD. FOR THE HASTINGS MUSEUM. In putting these notes together I feel I am perform- ing an urgent duty, the more pressing since during Mr. Rufford’s life his innate modesty kept him ever in the background, so that for many years the part which he took in promoting the Hastings Museum was scarcely understood, and his name in Hastings unknown outside a small circle of fellow workers. Mr. Rufford’s first connection with the Museum was through the sale of the effects of the late Mr. 8. H. Beckles, F.R.S., F.G.S., in April, 1891. The Museum Committee was then fully organised, and a grant had been obtained from the Committee for the purchase of specimens. I was fortunate enough to accidentally meet Mr. Rufford—not knowing him even by name—and seeing him interested in the collection which he was explaining to a boy by his side, I came up and spoke to him. From this chance acquaintance a friendship sprang up between myself and Mr. Rufford, which was fruitful of so much during the last ten years for myself and the Museum. I shall always look with pleasure upon those days, at the same time regretting that they are ended. To return to the Beckles’ sale. I then mentioned the position of the Museum Committee as purchaser; and Mr. Rufford gladly consented to give me his advice as to what to purchase. The Beckles’ sale was an important step in the history of the Museum, because a home had to be found for the purchases. The Brassey Institute second floor was granted by the Town Council, and a beginning was made. In the minutes of April 2nd, 1892, I find a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Rufford for his valuable aid in selecting fossils at the Beckles’ sale, and again reference is made in the minutes of November 2nd, 1891, to expenses voted for removal of geological remains from Cliff End, Fairlight, to the ae Institute. This referred to the Iguanodon foot-print sand-cast now at the Museum which he presented. In October, 1891, the Rev. J. W. Tottenham gave his munificent gift of his private Museum to the Museum, and‘ after the removal which was carried out by me, Mr. Rufford threw himself vigorously into the task of arranging the specimens. Geology and Conchology and kindred forms of life had his peculiar care. Con- chology was well represented in the Tottenham collection. At an early stage of the history of the Museum, the Bradnam collection of local fossils from the Town Hall formed part of the original nucleus, to this was added the Beckles’ fossils, mostly from the Wealden strata. A strong reinforcement was now to be added to our local collection by the loan of Mr. Rufford’s private collection, which being added to from time to time, has given a marked geological character to the Museum, and caused it to be respected by geologists and men of science who visit the town. At the opening of the Museum in the Brassey Institute, on Tuesday, August 16th, 1892, I made a few remarks from the platform in which after mentioning donors and lenders I said, ‘‘ I must now turn to those who _have given what is perhaps as valuable as money—that is time and dearly-bought knowledge. I must in the first place mention Mr. P. Rufford, our Hastings geologist, a gentleman well known in the scientific world for his researches amongst our Wealden flora; this gentleman has given up nearly his entire time since the month of May to arranging our specimens, both geological and otherwise. As I have been intimately associated with him during the last few months I can say that our Museum could scarcely have taken shape without his single-minded enthusiasm for science.” Mr. Smith Woodward, representing the Geological Department of the British Museum, referred to the discoveries of Messrs. Charles Dawson and Philip Rufford in the Wealden strata, and stated there was evidence that very soon their work would surpass that of Gideon Mantell, the great Sussex geologist. On November 17th, 1893, Mr. Rufford was unani- mously elected a member of the Museum Committee, from which time he became one of its most useful and energetic members, identifying himself thoroughly with its interests, and sparing neither time or trouble in any work he might set himself to accomplish. XVil. The collection, including a fine series of Mollusca, was partly the cause that Mr. Rufford directed his atten- tion to this section of Natural History, and to further illustrate the section many shells were added by him. The fishermen took to him specimens which were usually thrown back into the sea after the day’s dredging, and by this means a fine collection of Hydroids and Polyzoa was formed, to which the energies of his later years were specially directed. At one time an effort was made to start Aquaria in the Museum. Mr. Rufford did his share of the work with ability, but the difficulty of keeping the water fresh marred his efforts in this direction. It is not necessary to detail the quiet work which Mr. Rufford carried out during the years between 1893 and 1899, making descriptive labels and displaying specimens; the Museum tells its own tale. But mention must be made of the pictorial work of illustration which he carried out during this period with prints gathered from the British Museum Catalogue of his Wealden flora at the British Museum, and other kindred sources. This was an improvement on the usual methods of labelling, and one much encouraged by the Committee. A recogni- tion of Mr. Rufford’s services was made by the Committee during this period by the gift of a standard work on shells which Mr. Rufford much appreciated. In June, 1899, Mr. Rufford finally presented to the Committee the results of his labours. The letter was brief which announced the gift, it contained this passage : ‘‘Dear Crake, Thanks for your note, it may be well to specify the collections which I have the pleasure to offer to the Museum as a gift, viz. : 1. The Geological Collection from the Wealden formation of Hastings and neighbourhood at the Museum up to the present date. Local recent Sponges. Local Hydroids. Local Echinoderms. Local Polyzoa. Local Mollusca. Land and Freshwater Mollusca. (Local and from other Districts British.) * We now approach the last years of this life full of study and joy in the search of the hidden secrets of the earth. Since 1899, Mr. Rufford had been engaged in SES OUP CO 20 XVill. work for the Victoria History of the Counties of England, work for a Continental Museum, and in writing and illustrating the catalogues published in this volume, which is elsewhere referred to, also he was busy in the illustra- tion of the Polyzoa and Hydroids to place with his specimens referred to in this volume. In the work of the removal of the collection into its new home on the first floor of the Brassey Institute in 1900, no member of the Committee worked harder than Mr. Rufford. In 1901 the idea was mooted in the Committee of forming a Marine Biological Station in connection with the Museum, and money was voted for the purchase of a trawl net. This had Mr. Rufford’s hearty support and during the winter of 1901, he paid a visit to the Marine Biological Station at Naples, purchasing specimens and himself studying on the spot, and visiting the fishing grounds in the steam trawl of the Institution; this resulted in an addition to the treasures of the Hastings Museum of Mediterranean Meduse, etc. Mr. Rufford heartily aided me with the work of demonstrations to schools, and one of his last remarks to me was, that he was very pleased with the boys and girls of Tower Road Board School who were so interested in his last lecture on Geology, as he feared that he had dealt with matters rather above them. The loss to the Museum in the coming years will be great, as they will no longer have the willing aid of Mr. Rufford, one of its best friends, with his large scientific reading and experience which he was ever ready to place at the service of all, and whose place it will be difficult to fill, as such services can only be rendered by one who has been long in sympathetic touch with the Institution in all its aims and endeavours. W. V. CRAKE, Hon. Sec. of the Hastings & St. Leonards Museum Association. ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA. 1902, Macy An Lh febles ZacKn, parley Macy she A LAlcardes potat are lamed the oe lrg +0 Van, fornnk fenght hast hey Ag hh VV : Shel Kan ofan. Hf hears Ait fr ar by ry "sawed A, 2D fae ap fA nse of Tree Pw ye en A futrrn , ane Air herpyr7, V 4sa_lnlay %, 6 Lfiled £ Jig bevelofr-. mt FV. bec’ xs? Meissen? ees oe UvrAns 4% G py 8 Hele Wats Yass wok KG. 42 yebirrs ~ Sues Aw /rttre, by Avcrtnt GP itifarnient hy bteyzachacrx Wy Ke a cat nln” My )oarrede. on order Ain Clany td fy A differ bahia tirr naeate fs ta Darccteoa ef neret. Y Pa ou) elles eas herd, Merny by Lopate, hed ee Hons Le, iy 8h ind fin A belt . Ave Paes / of Merenes WML 2 ve ehh Ie hene'g CLEMAL ING /Ls A rteve OY San Cher fbr, he wi Aa be Arecen . hie feng, ify E. C. Photo. Folio 25 of PHILIP JAMES RUFFORD’S Ms. See p. 20. INTRODUCTION. The Hydroids are mostly minute creatures and nearly all marine. The individual animal is termed a_ Polypite. They rank in organization just above the Sponges and below the Sea-anemones and Coral-polyps, to which they are closely allied. Their structure is simple. A sack-like stomach, the only external aperture being the mouth, around which are arranged tentacles armed with poisonous darts or stinging cells, for the capture of prey. The exterior of the body-wall is composed of a cellular layer (Ectoderm), some of the cells of which by extending and withdrawing lobes, perform the office of muscles, of which the Polypites proper are destitute. Within this is a delicate non-cellular membrane (Mesoglea), the inner lining being composed of a layer of cells (Endoderm), which have the property of throwing out pseudopodia and flagella, by means of which circulation of the food particles is kept up. Some of these cells contain pigment and secrete a digestive fluid. A very few Hydroids (ex. Hydra) lead a solitary existence. The great majority, however, by a plant-like process of continuous budding form colonies, the members of which are all organically connected, by reason of the =x. INTRODUCTION. Buds or newly-formed Polypites not being detached. The connective parts are tubular, and allow the circulation of nutriment to all members of the colony. In nearly all Hydroid colonies there is an outer horny cuticle (the Polypary), which in some cases does not clothe the Polypite itself, but only the connecting parts (the Coenosarc). These naked Polypites form the division ATHECATA. Those in which the cuticle is prolonged to form protective cups or calycles constitute the division THECAPHORA. The forms of the calycles vary, the rim being either plain, dentate, or with denticles which meet above the polypite and form a lid, or operculum. The arrangement of the calycles on the stem and branches also differs. They may be either terminal (ex. Campanularia), biserial— opposite or alternate—(ex. Sertularia), or uni- serial (exs. S. Plumularia, and Antennularia). In one family of THECAPHORA there are found certain Amaeeboid bodies called Nematophores, more or less closely associated with the Polypites, and provided with darts and cuticular receptacles. The functions of these bodies are not known. It is possible that they are to be regarded as modified Polypites. The principle of Alternation of Generation makes its first appearance in the Animal kingdom in this group. The Polypite is not INTRODUCTION. XXi. endowed with the function of sexual reproduction, but certain members produce Special Buds which are so endowed, the bearers of these buds becoming considerably modified in consequence. They are devoid of mouth or tentacles, and so do not concern themselves with procuring food. They are termed Blastostyles. The Special Reproductory Buds, in the lower forms of Hydroids, are liberated as Jelly-fishes, and disperse with their contained ova, to other parts. In the higher forms of Hydroids, these Reproductory Buds remain attached, setting free the ova in situ. Before liberation, the ovum undergoes segmentation, and produces, by a process of inversion, a central cavity—the future stomach. The embryo is termed a Planule, and is provided with cilia, by means of which it swims away, shortly attaches itself to some object, forms rootlets by the splitting up of the expanded base of attachment, and also develops a mouth and tentacles; it then becomes an ordinary Polypite, which, as growth proceeds, buds and forms a new colony. id ee ¥xiil. EXPLANATION OF FIG. 1. Fig. 1. Campanularia flexuosa, Bincks. (after Hincks.) A. Natural size of colony. Bb. A shoot enlarged, bearing B/ Male reproductive capsules. B.’ Horny cup or receptacle. B." Polypite extended. B." Polypite retracted. C.