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transport. Even then 
troubles were not at 
an end. The huge 
cases, in the absence 
of jetty, landing 
stage, or any suitable 
machinery, were as 
much as a dozen men 
could handle and place 
on board the steamer’s 
tender, and it was 
with the utmost diffi- 
culty that even so 
W, Savilte-Kent, Photo. large a company could 
YOUNG cUP coraALs, Turbinaria conspicua et T. peltata. PORT DENISON, QUEENSLAND. NATURAL SIZE. : : 
. be mustered in this 
sparsely populated district. 
The large, foliaceous forms, Turbinaria conspicua, were packed intact, being, 
while almost equally bulky, of lighter structure. This species, it may be observed, 
covered extensive areas in Egg Island Bay, near Dirk Hartog Island, Shark’s Bay, 
representing the site referred 
to in a previous Chapter, which 
was selected by the writer for 
pearl-shell cultivation. Seen 
in their growing condi- 
tion, they presented a 
striking contrast to the 
dried skeletons 
exhibited in the 
museum. In the 
living state, the co- 
ralla of this species 
mostly vary from 
grass to a light 
glaucous green, W. Saville-Kent, Photo, 
: : FOLIACEOUS CUP CORALS, Turbinaria conspicua. sH ‘ 5 
while the entire , iy SHARK’S BAY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 
SAVILLE-KENT COLLECTION, BRITISH MUSEUM. 
GG 
