126 . III. DIST. CHAR. Prototype. 



flower Floral reliquia are very rare, if, in- 

 deed,, they exist, in the mineral kingdom. 



Approximate (approximata) near to each other, but not touch- 

 ing at their margins. 



Contiguous (contigua) touching at a part of their margins, but 

 leaving interstices where the margins mutually recede from 

 one another. Madrepora annularis,"?. 53. f. 1. 2. Ellis. 

 Crowded (confer to) close; leaving no space between them; the 

 cells being so formed as to indent, or fit into one another. 

 Flustra. Madrepora retepora, T. 54. f. 3. sideria, T.49. 

 f. 2. Ellis. 



/.)Distinct (distincta) not running into one another each recep- 

 tacle perfectly separated by its wall and margin, from those 

 which surround it. Flustra. Madrepora pofitcs, T. 47. 

 t. I. 2. Ellis. Distinct receptacles may be remote, crowded, 

 c. 



Conjunct (conjunct a) running into, or otherwise united with, 

 one another not distinctly separated by their margins. Ma- 

 drepora meandrites, T. 48. f. 1. labyrinthica, T. 46. f. 3. 

 4. Ellis. 



Concatenate (concatenata) conjunct by means of their la- 

 mella, which pass over the margin of each aperture, and 

 unite with those from the surrounding cells. Madrepora 



trisfata, T. 31. f. 3. 4. labyrinthica, T. 4& f. 3. 4. 



Ellis. 



Conglomerate (conglomerata) conjunct by means of the 

 apertures, which run into one another, so as to form more 

 or less elongated and, generally, flexuose receptacles (an- 

 fractusy winding over the surface of the stirp. Madrepora 

 gyrosa, T. 51. f. l.phrygia, T. 48. f. 2. Ellis. The 

 receptacle may be both concatenate and conglomerate ; as 

 in Madrepora labyrinthica, T. 46. f.3. b.cucullata, T. 

 42. Ellis. 



