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lire the more select specimens, is, in order to 
prevent their receiving further injury hy constant 
exposure to light, deposited in a large cabinet 
inserted in Case 24, and in four smaller ones 
under the Tables 1 and 3 . In a small separate 
Case is contained a specimen of that curious and 
brilliant insect, the Curculio imperialis, commonly 
termed the diamond-beetle. 
This table contains a great variety of asteriee or 
star-fish ; Medusa’s heads; echini or sea urchins; 
and lastly, several models in wax of cuttle fish. 
Medusae, and vermes. 
Against the end of Table 2, farthest from the 
fire, is a small cabinet containing several miscel¬ 
laneous* articles of natural history, from Jamaica, 
collected and presented by Samuel Felton, Esq.: 
and on the top of this cabinet is placed a fine 
specimen of a large land-crab (Cancer latro) from 
Amboyna. 
In the imposts round this room runs a series 
of drawers, containing a very, numerous collec¬ 
tion of seeds . fruits, and other vegetable articles . 
Over the Cases 1 to 6 are placed some palm 
leaves, &c. ; the large one in the centre belonging 
to one of the umbrella or fan-leaved palms : also 
paintings of the cactus grandiflorus or great creep¬ 
ing cereus, and of the cochineal cactus. 
ROOM X. 
Nat. Hist. 
TABLE 
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TABLE 
3. 
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