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and arranged three at regular distances from eacli other along the margin ; 

 and the fourth in the centre of the shell; and displaying from the stem of the 

 four combined specimens, no less a number than seventy-three separate 

 branches, varying from a quarter of an inch up to four and a half inches in 

 length, and exhibiting at one glance, and in one little space, a most beautiful 

 miniature forest. Most unfortunately, however, the individual who brought 

 it on shore had kept it, for several weeks, in a dirty place, previously to his 

 sending it to me, and had otherwise not been very careful of it ; so that 

 when it reached me it was much broken and soiled. And although several 

 attempts were made to restore it to its pristine beauty and original standard, 

 all my endeavours failed even to give it a tolerable appearance 



Antennularia antennina, or unbranched sea-beard. Why this species should 

 have been set down as the young of the preceding one, I am at a loss to 

 understand. Setting aside all other distinctions, the slender, unbranched, 

 and tubular stems which are seen to rise from one common root, should be 

 enough, one would think, to demonstrate the fact of their being separate 

 species. One of my girls, a short time ago, found a very pretty specimen of 

 this species, at the place whei-e our fishermen clean their lines. It was quite 

 fresh, having been newly brought on shoi-e. From the root spring slender 

 and tubular stems, the longest being one foot seven inches in length, 

 and the shortest three inches ; and forming altogether a splendid specimen. 



Campanularia dumosa. A very minute and mossy looking species, frequent 

 as a parasite on Plumularia falcata, Tubularia indivisa, &c. 



G. verticillata. Not so frequent as the former. 



Cellipora pumicosa This knotty, sandy looking Zoophyte, is pretty fre- 

 quent as a parasite on the stems of several other species ; as also is G. ram- 

 ulosa, a more beautiful species, and of more frequent occurrence. 



G. Skenii. Frequent on old shells and stones. 



Gellularia plumosa. On old shells and stones, and on rocks at low water. 



Crisia eburnea. A small but beautiful species ; abundant as a parasite on 

 various species of Algai. 



Eudendrium rameum. A large and rather heathery looldng species. Rare. 

 On shells and stones brought on shore by the fishermen. 



Flustra carbasea. A pretty species ; on old shells from deep water. 



F.foliacea. Rougher looking than the last, and often met with on the same 

 shell. 



F. membranacea. A creeping species, generally found encrusting large 

 masses of Algae, particularly the massive stem and broad leaves of the 

 tangle; occasionally assuming a rounded form, appearing to the eye, though 

 not to the touch, like Gellularia plumosa. 



F. Murreyana. Smaller than any of the preceding, and not so frequent. 



F. truncata. Or as we have it, common or narrow-leaved sea-wrak. It is 

 the most abundant of all our Flustras, large masses being frequently brought 



