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It rifes to four Feet high, from a woody Balls* 
near an Inch Diameter, giving it a firm Foundation 
on the Rocks in the Bottom of the Sea, fpreading 
out its Branches like a Fan, the Subftance or inner 
Part of which is woody, of a light brown, or blackifli 
Colour (as at a , b , Fig, i.), covered all over with a 
thin tuberculated Cruft, of an Afh-colour, or fome- 
times yellowiih, feldom joined together, as the Rete 
Marinum , but loofe, and diftorted ; and not ftrair, 
as mod of this kind. 
I have had it from Tangier, Antigua , and New- 
foundland j from which laft Place, one with the 
Stella arborefeens Rcndeletii, p. 121. (mentioned 
by Mr. Winthorp , in thefe Tranfablions , 1ST. 57. 
f. 1152.) having its Branches fattened feveral times 
round thofe of this Coralline 5 a Branch of which is 
here figured, with the Animal flicking to it, at Fig . 2. 
in which a is the Mouth, and Fig. 3 . repreients 
the back Part of it, having a Crack in it by 
fome Accident. The fineft of this Kind was given 
me by her late Grace Alary D11 chefs of Beaufort 5 
who told me, fhe had it presented to her by the late 
Colonel Codrington , Proprietor of the Ifland of Bar- 
buda 5 from whence in all Likelihood he had it. 
I do not pretend to give a new Name to this Co- 
ralline, to make Confufion 5 but only mention fuch 
Authors, as have already taken notice of it > of 
whom John Bauhin is the firft that deferibes it 
plainly, both by Words, and an imperfeft Figure of a 
fmall Piece or Branch, which he had communicated 
to him by a Perfon whom he does not name, by reafon 
(as I fuppofe) he had by Stealth broke it off a large 
Branch, kept in what he calls Theatrum Naturaliiim 
Seremjfima Regina Anglia 5 whom I fuppofe to be 
Queen 
