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IV. Corallinm porofum, album, minus, muricatum. Cat. pl. Fam. p.2. Tab. 17. Tab. 17, 
Fig.2. & Tab. 18. Fig. 4. Swiftantia lapidea fruticem Corallii albi reprefen- Fig. 2. 
tans minutiffimis puncte ee porofitatibus {catens, Mich. Rup. Befl. Gaz. Corallii Te). 18. 
alli f{pecies, Clufio dicta planta faxea abrotonoides, Mu[. Srammerd. p.18. Co- Fig. 4, 
rallit albi {pectes gypfcam materiam referens atque adzo Corallium gyploides dicen 
dum cum baft gypjea ac magna, Ejufd. p. 19. An porus marinus Coralloides fen 
plendo Corallina, Vel{ch. hecatoft. p.r6 ? | 
This, int every thing, is like the former, only ’tis not over fix Inches high, 
the Staiks or Branches, are no larger than a Man’s little Finger, but more 
numerous, and thicker together, and the under part, or what, for analogies 
fake, may be term’d, the Roots, or rather old Stalks petrified, are larger and 
longer. 
i isto be found with the former very plentifully, of of Pelican Point neat 
Port Royal; and if it be the fame with what is mention’d by an Anonymous 
Portugal of Brafile in Purchas, to grow in Brafile copioufly, is there made 
into Lime. The great Naturalift Mr. James Pettiver, my very good Friend 
fhewed me this lately fent him from the Eafl-Lndzes. 
I fufpe@& the above defcribed Coral, clear'd of its muricated prickles by 
the Waves, cc. to be Corallium octavum five alium ftellatum minus. C. B. pin. 
though, if the figure of it be true (being hollow) it cannot be the fame. 
V. Corallium, poro{um, album, latiffimum, wimuricatum. Cat. pl. Jam. p. 2. Tab. 17. 
Tab.17. Fig. 3. Corallii alti {pecies maxima, ramis latiffimis ac compreffts, duo- Fig. 3. 
rum ferme pedum altitudine, latitudine trium; ft digitis pulfetur fonum metal- 
licum edens. Muf. Swvammerd. p. 19. 8 Gani 
This looked rather like a flat Stone than Coral, This piece J defcribe was 
about half Inch thick, at bottom eight Inches broad, expanding or extending 
its felf by degrees, being two Foot long, and broadeft ar top, where it was 
two Foot broad, and divided as it were into feveral Lacinie, tying now and 
then over one another, which being ftruck, give a metallic found. The 
Surface of this, towards its top, is very rough with {mall muricated hollow 
Tubercles, and now and then fome {mall tips, which are alfo muricated and 
White at cop; the inward Subftance is more folid,' ponderous and white than 
that of the before defcribed Corals., Agreat many of thefe Stones, coming, 
as it were, from the fame Root, inclofe one another fomewhat after the 
manner of the Squame of Bullous Roots, or rather the Petala of Rofes, on- 
Jy they ‘ftand {parfe, at diftance one from another, efpecially their broad 
ends, fo that under water they look like the Leaves of a Book expanded... 
It grows in very many fhapes, the Lacisie being fometimes hollow fome- 
thing likea Tunnel, and at other times rounder, and the edges divided into 
vatioufly fhap’d, but for the moft part very broad, flat, parts or Segments, 
It ts to be met with off of Pelican Point. by Port Royal, Harbour. 
Vi. Corallinm minimum capillacewm, Cat. pl. Fans.p. 2. Tabi 20Figete; a5 Tab. 20. 
This fees the fame with the Corallines for fabftance, fmell, colour, ec. /g. 1- 
only ismot near fo large, neither. is it difcernibly jointed, it is not much 
biggerthan a Hair, and foems to have no thread within, buc finells of the Sea, 
crackles under the Teeth, ftands more upright, as Coral, and not bending, 
becaufé of the want of joints, in. which at differs from the Corallines, 'be- 
ing otherwife very like the Corallina minima capillacea, mentioned here- | 
after. It is figured Tub. 20. Fig.1. both as ic appears to the naked Eye, Zab. 20, 
and by a Microfcope. 7 33d Fig. 1. 
It was thrown upon the Sea Banks near the Palifadoes by Port Royal. 
P Vil. Lapidis 
