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he de Mer. or Trepang. is a Si 

 dredged for by Malays, who cure and dry them for the marUet 



[ir. Saville Kent. 

 SNAKE-LIKE BECHE DE MER. 



Cucuinber much in request as food by the Chinese and other Eastern peoples. They are 



Some of them are two or more feet in length. 



Phofo hy] [TK. ,'^aville Kent. 



PRICKLY BECHE DE MER. 



A Sea Cucumber that would probably be rejected by the Beche de Mer merchants, because of the hard spines with 



which it is covered. 



