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TENTH ROOM. 
VEGETABLES. 
ROOM XI. 
Nat. Hist. 
CASE 
1 . 
2 
3 . 
4 . 
A. 
6 . 
3 . 
In the Cases 1 to 6, and part of Case 24, are 
deposited numerous specimens of vegetable pro¬ 
ductions : the following are the most remarkable: 
Various seeds and seed vessels, particularly 
that of the Nelumbo; the root of an Asiatic fern, 
popularly called the vegetable Iamb, from the 
rude resemblance it bears to a lamb, when placed 
in an inverted position, as in the present spe¬ 
cimen ; cones of firs, &c. 
Various specimens of lagetto bark, &c. 
Various gourds. On the bottom shelf, the 
double or divided cocoa-nut, a rare fruit belong¬ 
ing to the palm called Lodoicea Maldiviea, grow¬ 
ing on the coasts of the Indian island Praslin. 
Various cocoa-nuts; a cactus meloeactus; a 
top of a cabbage tree. 
Various specimens of woods ; roots; worm- 
eaten wood. 
Morbid excrescences on trees, 8ce. 
Fruits of various kinds in spirits. 
In the corner of the room between cases 6 and 
7, is a fine specimen, in spirits, of the fructifi¬ 
cation of a palm tree. 
ZOOPHYTES. 
