PALlNtTRUS. 



PALIURCa 



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and oo above U> fifth foot. A Urge flabellifonn appendage elevate. 

 itealf between each of the bundles of branchue. (Milne-Edwards.) 



TlM nans U composed at species of considerable MM, remarkable 

 fee the hardneM of their orusU, nod spread orer all seas. Kooky coasts 

 their favourite haunt*. 



f. rmlftrit, the Common Sea Craw-Fish, or Spiny Lobster; 

 LangoucU of the Franco. The lateral horns of the front are smooth 

 bore, and armed below with many sharp denotations ; carapace very 

 May; suborbitel teeth on the border of the carapaoo very large, 

 Ucwth about 18 inch**. Weight sometimes from 12 to 15 11* 



This appeara to be the Kmp&tt of ArUtotle and the ancient 

 great i, and the JWtuta of the Koman authors (Suetonius, Ac.) and af 

 In the Portrait* d'Oyseaux,' *c., ' observes: par P. Belon du 

 1 (1U7), U a cut of the crustacean, and under it the following 

 lines, which allude to ru name (Loeiula), derived probably from its , 

 power of springing with the tail or abdomen : 



" OB peo.lt nomrorr Rautrrrlle de Mrr 

 OnU Laafmute, oUnt par tout plqnante 

 Dwsu I* do*. INen la frit peu puioante, 

 Mali U U not de dare ncirte armtr." 



It inhabita the seas of Europe, and is common on the rocky coasts 

 of Britain, especially in the south, and on the like coasts of France, 

 especially on the south and west 



It is in general use as an article of food when in season, and as 

 wholesome aa the lobster; but though M. Milne-Edwarda states that 

 the leah is nry mnoh esteemed, the English specimens are certainly 

 far inferior both in tendernee and delicacy of flavour to that of the 

 l-t mentioned crustacean. 



spiny ; two spines on the median line of the stomachal region near 

 the base of the rostral horns ; and on each side of these last, 

 anterior border of the carapace, two teeth nearly as large us itself. 

 Length 7 to 8 inches. 



/Win urtu gutlalut. 



It in found in the Antilles. 



Several foaoil species have been referred to the genus Paliniimt. 



PALIU'UUS (the Greetf riaAfoi'pos, and Latin Paliiinu), a genus of 

 Plnnts belonging to the natural order Ithamnacar. It has a spreading 

 5 cleft calyx, 5 obovate convolute petals, 5 protruding stamens, ovate 

 2-cclled anthers, and a flat pentagonal disc. The fruit i.s dry and 

 indehinc Mit, expanding into a membrane round the disc, containing a 

 3-celled nut The species are shrubs or trees, with alternate simple 

 leaves, 



f. acuUatut, Christ's Thorn, is a very common plant in Palestine, 

 and on the borders of the Mediterranean Sea. It has pubescent 



Common Rea riawn-h (1-alinurn 

 a, Uft outward Jaw-fool. 



P.f-ueiatmt. Anteonular ring armed above with two conical rather 

 la>* teh situated near its a. v r . Carapace anne.l with n 



sotaU numb-r f .pitir^ anH uliiflitly cranular, or only d ,tt, ,1 on its 

 postnor half; lateral tooth of the anterior Ixmlnr of the carapace 

 small ; DO apiM. on the median line of the stomachal region ; median 



atodtafoot " I>Ut **"** * *" epW n " Wy Urg * L * ngtl> 

 is a native of UM Indian Ocean. 

 : y> nt >8 armed with two very large conical 



s c, er ooe< e 



** *" i rded 7 two rudimentary spines. Carapace very a greenish-yellow colour. The fruit has a very singula 



ChrUf. Thorn (/ . 1, a ripe n-ult oftl* natural ste. 



bractless ovate serrulated leaves, quite smooth, 3-nerved, and with Z 

 spines at their base one erect, the other hooke<L The flowers are of 



appearance 



