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JAMAICA. 
BOOK I 
v 
OF THE 
Plants of J AMAICA. 
Cuap. I. 
Of Submarine Plants. 
p. Hole growing in the Seas about Famaica, may be divided 
gy into fuch as are of a ftony Subftance, as Corals, under 
BsG—) which are comprehended Potes, ftony Mufhromes, ec. 
7, thofe of awoody, or horny and tough Subftance, with a 
1 wy A coralline Incruftation ; and thofe of an herbaccous or foft 
moft part, upon drying, there flicks to them a White Subftance, chiefly 
made up of Sea-Salt; and from this Concretion, or rather Salt, (without 
the addition of any Alkali) fticking to the Leaves'of the Delisk (the hu- 
mid parts of the Salt-water being evaporated) it is that that Plant is made 
delightful to the /ri/h Palats. 
Mokt of thefe Plants vary very much in their Colours, not only thofe Sea- 
Shrubs, which have incruftations over them, when in their Maturity or 
State, being fometimes Purple, or White on the fame Branch; but like- 
wife, being thrown on Shore by the Waves, dafhing againft Stones, crc. they 
lofe fome, moft, or all of their Cruft, and change their Face extremely. The 
fame caufe makes all Corals here vary very much, being extremely White 
as Snow, if they have lain on the Shore, expofed to the injurics of the Air, 
and dafhing of the Sea, for fome time. 
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