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certain fine yellow ramilied fibres, or veffels, that arc 

 interwoven among the glaffy hard parts, analogous per- 

 haps to fucli-like veffels in the harder and fofter parts ot 

 the bones of more perfect animals. Further, where the 

 animal fpreads its flefhy bafe on the rocks, we find the 

 bony or vitreous purple part adhering to the rocks, asv 

 do the horny or ftony hard parts in the bafe or the other 

 Gorgonias. 



21. Gorgonia calyculata. Cup-mouth Gorgon. 



Gorgonia dichotoma i This Gorgon grows in a 



ramulh crafts arreclis, fubdivided order, having erect 

 papillis truncatis, came thick branches, with trun- 

 cinerafcente mtus purpic- cated papills. The flefh is 

 rea^ ofculis majoribtts ca- afli-colored without, and pur- 

 lyciformibus confer tis fur- pie on the infide, furnimed 

 fum fpeElantibuS) polypis with large cup-fhaped mouths, 

 oEtotentaculatis cirratis, difpofed clofe together in a 

 ojfe fubfufco cornco. quincunx order, and looking 



upwards, having polypes with 

 eight fringed claws extending 

 themfelves from them. The 

 bone is of a dark brown color, 

 and horny nature. 



This lea-fhrub fends forth round white eggs, larger 

 than any of the genus. It was collected and preferved in 

 fpirits by Mr. Greg. 



22. Gorgonia abietina. Fir-like Gorgon. Tab. 16. 



Gorgonia ramofa pin- This Gorgon is full of 



nata y came flava, ofculis branches which are pinnated. 



purpureis, 



