130 CLASS II.— ORDER II. 



AWL-SHAPED. 



11. CoRALLiNA subulata. Articulations of the 

 stem sharp and cuneiform, proliferous at their upper 

 angles; branches short and awl-shaped, with cylin- 

 drical articulations. 



Seas of America. 



SLENDER. 



12. CoRALLiNA gracilis. Branches numerous and 

 slender, elegantly bending ; articulations approxi- 

 mate, cylindrical below, and compressed at the upper 

 part ; colour an agreeable mixture of violet and white ; 

 height about a decimetre. — Plate 10. fig. 1. a. B. 



Australasia. 



TURNER'S. 



13. CoRALLiNA Tnrmri. Much and elegantly 

 branched, tripennated ; articulations of the principal 

 branches cuneiform, and compressed on the sides ; 

 those of the smaller ramifications and their divisions 

 perfectly cylindrical ; the colour, a greenish yellow, 

 with red and violet agreeably blended ; height from 

 five to eight centimetres. Plate 10. fig. 2. a. B. 



Australasia. 



CURLED. 



14. CoRALLiNA crispata. Very branching, co- 

 vered with articulated filaments, curved, short, and 

 appearing dispersed, although situated on the sides; 

 articulations very close, those of the filaments long 

 and cylindrical ; ovaria pedicelled, oval, and sharp- 

 pointed ; rose-colour ; height from five to eight cen- 

 timetres. — Plate 10^, fig. 3. 



Australasia. 



