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mitting thetn together to the Still. It promotes 
Sweat, and is given from gut. iij. to xx. One Part 
of this Oil being mixed with two Parts of the 
Spirit of Nitre, a vehement Effervefcence immedi- 
ately enfues, and the Mixture takes Flame ; and 
when the Flame is extinguifhed a refmous Subftarice 
is left in the VefTel. 
CHAP. IV. 
Of Marine Plant s (viz,) of the different Sorts 
of Coral. 
C ORALLU M et Coralium , Off. Kt^aAiov, Theoph . 
Ko^aAAtov et Diofc . Curalium et Gorgo - 
nia, Plin . Coral is a marine Plant, growing under 
the Water, without Leaves, almoft like Stone, -di- 
vided into Branches, denfe, folid, brittle, and co- 
vered with a Bark, or rather a Kind of tartarous 
Cruft, which however is foft. Its Colour is various, 
one Sort being of a Blood-Colour, another flefhy, 
and others yellow, brown, white or variegated. In 
the Shops two Sorts only are made ufe of (viz.) 
the red and the white. 
Coralium rubrum , Off. Coralium rubrum , C. B. P. 
36 6. Red Coral is found in the Mediterranean, 
in the Bay of France , about the Shores of Provence , 
from the Cape of Couronne to that of Saint T ropez, 
in the Bay of Spain, about the Hands of Major + 
ca and Minorca , on the fouthern Shore of Sicily, 
on the Coaft of Africa , in the Mediterranean near the 
French Fortrefs commonly called le Baftion de 
France , and about Negro Cape in the Ethiopick 
Ocean. The Urinators, who are continually em- 
ployed in fifliing for Coral, give out that it is found 
only 
