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and fmells like it, which Coral does not. It yields 
a large Quantity of volatile Salt in Diftillation, but 
is feldom or never ufed in the Shops. 
We often find in the Shops under the Name of 
white Coral fome Species of Madrepora , which are 
marine Plants of a ftony Subftance, white, di- 
vided into Branches, much like Coral, yet differ- 
ing from it as they are full of Perforations, hol- 
low within, and grow without a Bark. The Spe- 
cies of this Plant which ofteneft occurs in the Shops, 
is the Madrepora vulgaris , Inft. R. H. 573. Co- 
r allium album oculatum offic inarum , J. B. 3. 805. 
When it is taken out of the Sea it feems full of a 
glutinous milky Juice. Some attribute to it the 
fame Virtues as to white Coral. 
CHAP. V. 
Of Stalks, Leaves and Flowers. 
Art 1 c. I. Of Scoenanth. 
OCcenanthus et Squinanthum , Off. S^oTvo?, Diofcor. 
^ et Gal. Xyjnvog xj 01007/. <?£, xj IvwJV]?, Hippo c. 
X^oivog cLguftoflixos, |Wu^£\}/i>cok, Greecor. recent. Xyol- 
vavQos, Aftuar. Juncus odoratus , Plin. Juncus rotun- 
das , C. Celf. Adher feu Adcher , Arab. Palea de Me - 
cbd 9 P aft us et Fcenum Camelorum , quorumd . This is 
a dry, rigid, cylindrical, fhining, geniculated Grafs * * 
brought from Arabia , with the Leaves and fome- 
times the Flowers upon it, about a Foot long, full 
of a fungous Pith, of a pale Colour towards the 
* Though it is commonly called a Rullv, yet it is not one, 
but a Species of Grafs, whofe Leaves grow thick together, in- 
clofing or incompaffing one another, having a fmall fibrous 
Root j they are long and narrow, &c. Miller. Botan. Offic. 
Root, 
