27 8 Of Corals. Part III 
encompaned with little fhort round hollow fprigs, or, as 
we may call them, Coral-Leaves, curioufly ftriated round 
about. 
The Upright FOLIATED CORAL. In all refpe&s like 
the former, faving that it is lefs fpread. 
Coral is fifh cl for from the beginning of April to the 
end of July. Not in the Ocean, but the Mediteranian-Sea 
only. In which there are eight or nine Fiiheries, among 
the Rocks, no where above forty miles from Land. . Three 
upon the Coalt of Sardinia 5 on that of France, two 5 of 
(a) Tavern. Sicily, Catalonia, Corfu a, and Major que, one. (a) Of white 
chap?2 T?' Coral, there is great abundance in Bra file, (b) 
(b) j. de Of the Nature and Generation of Coral, it is affirmed 
CcTbf the by tne Honourable Mr. Boyle, (c) That whilft it grows, 
orig. of it is often found foft and fucculent , and propogates it 
¥ (dTmt $t edes - And b y Geor E- de S4fibm 9 (d) That of thofe who 
Rom. p. 45. had been us'd for many years, to dive for Coral in the Red- 
Co1 - 2 - Sea, Kircher learned thus much 3 That it would fometimes 
let fall a Spermatic k Juyce,which lighting upon any (fieady) 
Body, would thereupon produce another Coral. And 
further, by Wormius and Tavernere, from the Relations of 
others, That this Juyce is white or milky. Which may 
feem the more credible, when we conflder, that the like 
(e) Dr. milky fubftance is found in divers Mines, (e) Sometimes 
BrWs inclofed as is obferved by Mr. George Planton, in great Hol- 
(f) Phil, lows of the Metallic^ Roc^ (f) And that Mr. Beamont 
tranf. n. natn found in the Hollows of fome Stones called Entrochi, 
and Rock:Plants, or a kin to them, an evident concretion 
rLpN. of fuch miIk y J u y ce - Ce) 
i2«?. P> 73o. Of Corals, are chiefly prepar'd, The Powder ground 
L P en » upon a Marble 3 the Magifierial Salt 3 and the Tinclure. 
To good purpofe, in fome Fe avers, and fome other Cafes. 
But the Name of Tintlure, according to the common no- 
tion of it, is a meer deceipt : it being, in truth, no more 
but a Liquamen, or folution of the Magifierial Salt. For 
thofe Ac id Liquors which are ufed as Menftruums for the 
making of it 3 by digeftioft or repeated heats, do always 
turn red : which not being heeded, thefaid colour hath 
been believed to proceed from the Corals. Of the Effect 
(h) De Lap. of this 7 Mure, or rather Salt of Coral, upon a Malignant 
& g. lib. 2. feaver, fee a Memorable Relation of Boetim in his own 
^5 cafe, (i) BASTARD 
