'1^6 Of Shrubs. Part 
The Root wonderfully lpread upon its ftony Bafe. For 
being extended every way, fome of its Skirts meet under- 
neath, and fo embrace it round about. The Branches of 
a blackilh brown, and fwell and hunk, like Horns y in burn- 
ing. Cover d with a foft Cruft, originally Purple, but now 
for the mod part faded into an afhen colour. 
ANOTHER large SEA-FAN, *of a yard high, and I 
an Eln broad. Incruftated as the former. It hath this pe- 
culiar, fc. out of the fides of it, grow feveral other fmall 
Fans, about a * of a yard long ( more or lefs ) and near as 
broad. 
TWO more large SEA-FANS , above * a yard high, 
and as broad. Incruftated as the former, Of one of thefe 
Fans, and about this bignefs,fee an elegant Figure in Calceo- 
00 Se#. i. lariu6s Muf<xum. (a) 
THREE Midling SEA-FANS, near ^a yard broad, and 
a foot high. Incruitated as the others. 
THREE fmall SEA-FANS. Two of them are a 5 of a 
yard high, and as broad. The Third, is lefs. Yet hath 
feveral little netted Labels growing on the fide. All three 
incrufbted, as before. 
A SEA-FAN with CLOSE Net-work. Whereas the 
former confirmed of more open work 3 as by comparing 
even a lelfer of thofe herewith, is apparent. Neither hath 
this any Cmft. Tis I an Eln high, and a foot broad. Seve- 
ral of the fmaller Ramification, thin or flat, fc. tranfverfly 
to the breadth 3 looking like little Splinters of Whalebone. In 
burning, it fwells, and itinks, as the others. 
ANOTHER of the fame, but not above a foot high, 
and near half as broad. This alfo is naked or without any 
Cruft, as the former. Moft of thefe Fans grow in the Ame- 
rican-Ocean. 
(>)Munu. Wormim, fpeaking of Sea-Shrubs (b) hath this paflage, 
end, ' a 1 — Mirum profeffib, quomodo hujus generis vegetabilia ex ijs 
(faxis puta) mitrimentum trahere valeant. Whereas 'tis plain, 
That they receive no nourifhment from them, but the Sea- 
Water, 2nd fuch nutritive Bodies wherewith it is impregnated. 
And it is therefore obfervable, That although the Trunk 
and Branches of thefe Shrubs are of a clofe and denfe fub- 
ftance 3 yet their Roots are always made foft and ipongy 
cfpecially when recently gather d) the better to imbibe 
their 
