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branches in their thickest part from two centimetres 
to two and a half. 
The Antilles. 
MAMMIFORM. 
8. Eunicea mammosa . Branching ; nearly dichoto- 
mous ; papillous projections cylindrical, from two to 
five millimetres in length, the opening almost lobed ; 
Carmelite colour ; height two decimetres.— Plate 17. 
CALIX-FORMED. 
9. Eunicea calyculata . Dichotomous ; branches 
thick and upright ; projections large, and formed like a 
calix. 
PRICKLY. 
10. Eunicea muricata. Dichotomous or branch- 
ing ; papillae cylindrical, from two to three millime- 
tres in length, dispersed, upright, and in a manner 
imbricated. 
American seas. 
RUSH-LIKE. 
11. Eunicea scirpea . Base with a foliated or 
leafy appearance ; stem very simple and upright. 
Indian seas. 
Not a. We are informed by Pallas, (one of the philo- 
sophers of the last century, who, though not emanci- 
pated from the prejudices that had preceded his age, 
yet by his observations and labours contributed 
greatly to the advancement of knowledge), that this 
last species of Eunicea is remarkable for the form of 
its base, composed of numerous, thin, leaf-shaped 
membranes, torn, striated, and of a curly appearance 
when desiccated. 
