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J-rfttcx m.irtnus reticulata*. Sea Fan* 



calls it F rut ex marinas elcgantifiimus, & thinks 

 it may be referred to the Palma marina of Tbeo- 

 fhraftus. B whine hath referred it to the CoraU 

 lina\ calling it CoraUim cortice reticulata macu- 



wfnrafcente. It growes fomctimes to the 

 height of three footballing a ftalk fome hand* 

 full or two high before it part into branches $ 

 then is it diuided into three , foure , or mor6 

 branches, which are fubdiuided into infinite 

 other Ieffer firings , which are finely interwo- 

 uen & ioyned together as if they were netted, 

 yet leaning fbmtimes bigger, otherwhiles let 

 fer holes ^ and thefe twiggy branches become 

 fmallerand fmaller, the farther they are from 

 the root , and end as it were in fmall threds. 

 Thefe branches grow not vp on eucry fide , as 

 in other plants,but flat one befides another, fo 

 that the whole plant refenibles a fan,ora cab- 

 bage leafe eaten full of holes* yet fometimes 

 vpon the fides come forth other fnch fan-like 

 branches, fome bigger, fofaelefTe, fometimes 

 one or two,otherwhiIes more. The inner fub- 

 ftance of this Sea Fan is a blackifh toiigh and 

 hard wood, and it isallcoueredouerwitha 

 rough Coral-like ftony matter,of a reddifh or 

 purplifh colour, and this you may with your 



black wood. 



the fmooth 







the rarenefle of the ftrufture 



I know no vfe of this , but it is kept for the 

 beauty and raritie thereof, by many Iouers of 



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noole 



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he much eaolHtacfc ^^^U^S^!^^^^' 1 ^^^^* 



When 



countries by reafon of their iduul 1 " 2™?°* Gm J*»«d. Befides, the inhabit, 



inhabitants of thefe 



3L" ?""?< a""*,* price feE EH&!!!*£"! " : b »< * fc «™<l the Ch 



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