PLATE CXXI. 



This kind of Gorgonia is a native of the seas surrounding the 

 promontory of the Cape of Good Hope, and far surpasses, in the 

 brilliancy of its colour, every other species of this tribe of Zoophytes. 

 The colour, which in the dried state is of a fine scarlet, is of a vivid 

 red, resembling the red flame of fire, when in the living state. 



The whole surface of the species is beset with fine punctures or 

 openings, which are of an oblong form, and are larger and more 

 sparingly disposed on the main stems than on the smaller ones. 



