BARBADOS-ANTIGUA EXPEDITION 101 
pora cervicorms was not so abundant, but by no means rare, 
sometimes growing in quite shallow water. It is yellowish tan 
brown in color, the terminal calyces or madrepores of each 
branch being white. One species of Jsopora with turgid 
branch terminations was called the ‘‘Corn flower’’ by Albert, 
our diver. A very fine, profusely branched species was new to 
me. It grew in great closely aggregated clumps of fine branches, 
resembling Oculina varicosa; but showing little cconenchyma 
between the corallites. A large colony of this species makes 
one of the handsomest cabinet specimens in our collection. 
It may be mentioned here that on account of the large sup- 
ply of the more showy reef corals secured by the Bahama ex- 
pedition twenty-five years ago, and also on account of their 
weight and the difficulty of transportation, we did not bring 
home so many fine cabinet specimens as on the former expedi- 
tion; contenting ourselves with the forms new to us and a very 
few particularly fine specimens of the commoner species. 
Among the smaller form Siderastrea was common, and also 
several forms of Oculina. Manicina was not so common here as 
at Antigua. One of the best forms for class use in the study of 
corals is Husmilia fastigiata, found in abundance at Barbados. It 
consists of clumps of large corallites arismg from a common 
base and forming a rounded head composed of these closely 
aggregated, but distinetly separated, corallites; many of which 
are an inch or more in diameter at their distal ends. When 
dried and cleaned they are exquisitely white and’look lke elus- 
ters of flowers carved in purest marble. The corallites being 
well separated and neither contingent nor confluent, nor so 
small as to require magnification for satisfactory inspection, 
this form is ideal for an introductory study of corals, a desider- 
atum not easily attained. Our specimens were secured almost 
_ exclusively by diving, being found usually at a depth of three to 
Six or eight fathoms. As soon as Albert found that this species 
was a welcome addition to our series, he would go out with one or 
two boatmen in the rowboat and secure as many specimens as we 
desired. Here again was demonstrated the great utility of em- 
ploying divers on such an expedition as ours. Indeed we owe 
much to the faithful Albert, who seemed as keen a collector as 
