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CLASS III.— ORDER II. 
BRONZE. 
8. Antipathes anea. Stem simple, very straight, 
and bronzed ; branches dichotomous, panicled, and 
forming a spiral line round the stem. 
Indian Ocean. 
BROOM-SHAPED. 
9. Antipathes scoparia. Stem branching and 
panicled ; panicle loose, inclining to a corymbus, 
composed of long filiform twigs, nearly upright, and 
thickly covered with short prickles ; height from five 
to six decimetres. 
Mediterranean. 
LARCH. 
10. Antipathes larix. Stems upright, very sim- 
ple, above half a metre long, but not thick ; rough, 
and thinly garnished with setaceous branches. 
Mediterranean and Adriatic. 
lacerated. 
11. Antipathes lacera . Stem with runners, spiny, 
and branched ; branches twined, tortuous, and long, 
putting forth smaller branches, laciniated, curled, and 
spiny; height from five to six decimetres. 
Indian Ocean. 
THORN-BROOM. 
12. Antipathes ulex . Extremely branched; 
branches scattered, open, and projecting considerably. 
Indian seas. 
WINGED. 
13. Antipathes pinnatifida. Branches mime- 
