. III. DIST. CHAR. Prototype. Ill 



Caudex ascendens) but it appeared scarcely 

 necessary to preserve this distinction in the 

 present instance. 

 &c. &c. 



Cumulate (cumulatwm) formed into a heap or mass; neither ar- 

 buscular nor foliaceous. Madrepora conglomerata.Madr. 

 abdita, Ellis. T.50. f.2. 



/.^Membranous (membranaceum) of a tender and pliable consist- 

 ence. Flustr&y &c. 



Coriaceous (coriaceum) leather-like, tough \ 



and pliable. I 



Cork -]ike(suberosum}soft and elastic like cork, I 



Ligneo\\s(lignosum)of the consistence of wood. ( 



Osseous (osseum) of bone. \ 



c., &c. J 



Crustaceous (crustaceum) brittle, and which may be broken by 



the fingers. Coralline. 



Stony (lapideum) brittle, but not easily broken. Madrepor<e,&c. 

 -.)Fibrous (fibrosum) consisting of parallel fibres or threads. 

 Spongy (spongiosum) consisting of reticulated and interwoven 

 fibres. Spongice. Some of the stony fulciments may be 

 also called spongy, when their texture is very open or porous. 

 Madrepora muricata, Ellis. T.57. 

 ,)Conglomerate (conglomeratum) with conglomerated receptacles. 



vide Receptacle. 

 Concatenate (concatenation) with concatenated receptacles, v. 



Receptacle. 



Alveolate (aheolatuni) with close, angular cells, like those of 



an honey-comb. Madrepora retepora t Ellis T. 54. f. 3, 4, .5. 



f.) Adnate (adnatum) spreading over, and adherent to some other 



body, without the intervention of a distinct or rool-like base. 



The term is usually applied to foliaceous fulciments^ when 



