A RACE WITH A WATERSPOUT. 



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ing the boat with the grains while they peered 

 into the wondrous garden. Here a huge block 



Branch coral (madrepore), showing polyps extended and withdrawn. 



of AstrcBd, or star-coral, appeared a perfect 

 hemisphere, with its polyp flowers all in bloom. 

 The surface in several places showed curious 

 conical plumes, of a pattern like the pompons 

 of a soldier's cap, and colored like them, red and 

 white, in distinct bands. 



