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afterwards strained, the wnul was plunged into it. Tliey continncil to kee]) it wanu 

 until tlie desired line had been obtained. A lively red was less valued tluiu a 

 blackisli one. 



"The wool was left to steep for five hours, for after being corded it was re- 

 plunged into the bath, until it had imbibed as much of the liipiid as jjossible. The 

 buceinuin was not employed by itself, because the dye it produced would not hold, 

 or rather, perhaps, because it did not preserve tlie lively red ; but by mixing it 

 with the purpura, it gave to the too dark tint of the latter the solidity and brilliancy 

 of the scarlet, whieli was greatly valued. 'By this mixture,' says I'liny, 'that 

 superb colour is obtained whieli is named amethyst.' " 



This colour would seem to luive been lield by the Romans especially appropriate 

 for the nuptial couch of wealthy couples, as red or crimson is at the present day in 

 Bengal by aU classes of Hindoos.' Catullus, in his epithalamium to Julia and M;iulius, 

 says — 



" Aspicc, intus \\t accubans 

 Vii' tuns Tyrio in toro 

 Totus immineat tibi," 



and still more significant is the allusion of Claudlan in his Fcscennine verses ou the 

 occasion of the nuptials of Maria and Honorius — 



" Amplexu caleat purpura regio, 

 Et vtstes Tijrio smujuine fulgidas 

 Alter virgiueus nobilitet cru(jr." 



*PlUPrR.V ORADATA, Phil. 



,, iirsicA. Andamans. 



* ,, CARiNiFKRA, Lam. 



* ,, SACKi.LUM, llceve. 



* ,, THiARKi.LA, Lam. 



* ,, u.vB.vfA, Lam. 



* ,, lluDoLPm, Chera. 



* ,, BUFo, Lam. 



*(Tu.*.lkssa) II. and A. Adams, BncBERCPLARis, Lara. Andamans. 



* ,, PICA, Kien. 



* ,, uirpocASTAjjTTM, Lam. 



* ,, KCHiNATA, Keeve. 

 *(TRocniA) Swainson, spiralis, Gray. 

 *loPAS sciTULA, Reeve. 



* ,, SERTUM, Lam. (or a closely allied sp.) 

 *RiciNTJLA noRRiDA, Lam. 



* ,, ARAcuxoiDES, Lam. 



* ,, TuiiERCULATA, Klein. 



* ,, ANAXARES, DucloS. 



* ,, .VFFixis, Pease. 



* ,, MusivA, Reeve. 

 SisTRfM u.xDATi-M, Chem. 



var. Imlica, Xevill. Andiimans. 



,, MARoARiiicoLA, Brug. Audauums. 



R.\P.\NINiE. 

 Operculum ovate, blunt, the nucleus elongate, forming the outer edge, as in 



Purpuia. 



' Quantum differt sententia BengaleusLs iu liac re ab immoclcstia Icgis Mosis ! Deut. xxii. 15. 



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