THE EUROPEAN HOLOTHURIA. 



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and quality, from two to twenty guineas per hundred- 

 weight. The Chinese use it for thickening their soups. 



The largest European species is the Holotkuria pendosa, 



THE HOLOTHURIA PRNDOSA. 



which measures about twelve inches in length, but, 

 unlike its tropical congeners, is of a dull and unpleasing 

 appearance. 



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