Some papers proper to be read before the R---l Society, concerning the terrestrial chrysipus, golden-foot or guinea; an insect, or vegetable, resembling the polypus, which hath this surprising property, that being cut into several pieces, each piece becomes a perfect animal, or vegetable, as complete as that of which it was originally only a part / Collected by Petrus Gualterus. [Really by H. Fielding] But not published till after his death.

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Some papers proper to be read before the R---l Society, concerning the terrestrial chrysipus, golden-foot or guinea; an insect, or vegetable, resembling the polypus, which hath this surprising property, that being cut into several pieces, each piece becomes a perfect animal, or vegetable, as complete as that of which it was originally only a part / Collected by Petrus Gualterus. [Really by H. Fielding] But not published till after his death. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.