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Corallines, and other Sea-produdions, from their Friends on 

 the Sca-coafts, in great Perfedion. 



The greatefl Variety of CoralHnes are to be found on 

 what are generally called Rock-Oyfters, or upon thofe Beds 

 of Oyfters that have been for fome time difufed or negkded» 

 Upon fuch I have feen them grow, as it were in little Groves, 

 As foon as tlie Fifhermen take thefe Oyftcrs out of the Sea, 

 let them immediately put them into Buckets of Sea- water y 

 for the Animals are of fo tender a Nature, that the Air foon 

 fhrivels them up : As foon as they can conveniently, let them 

 be brought on Shore, and ftripped off the Shells with a 

 Pair of Pincers, taking hold of them near where they adhere 

 to the Shells : Then put them gently into white earthens 

 Plates full of clear Sea-water ; and in about an Hour, or 

 perhaps lefs, they will begin to recover from this rough Treat- 

 ment ; and many of the Animals will begin to extend them- 

 felves ; this you may obferve by a magnifying Glafs of about 

 Two Inches Focus. Thofe that you perceive extended, and 

 alive, may be fuddenly taken out with the Pincers, and in- 

 ftantly immerfed in any kind of Spirits, which you muft have 

 by you in an open Veffel for that Purpofe. This will fix the 

 Animals in fuch a Manner, that, when they are put into 

 wide-mouthed ftrong Glafs- Bottles full of the fame Spirits, 

 and well corked, many Varieties may be fent together to a 

 great Diftance, without Prejudice to the Figure of the Ani- 

 mals, as I have experienced. 



Or this Method may be tried ; that is, to place the Oyflers 

 with the Corallines on them, in broad earthen or wooden 

 Veffels, with as much Sea-water over them as will barely co- 

 ver them ; let them reft an Hour, and then pour boiling; 

 Water gendy by the Side of the Veffel, to about the fame 

 Quantity that there was of cold Water in the V^effels. 



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