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ROOM X. 
Nat. Hist. 
CASES 
1 . 
2 . 
3 . 
4 . 
5 . 
6 . 
24 . 
Various seeds and seed vessels, particularly 
that of the Nelumbo ; the root of an Asiatic fern, 
popularly called the vegetable lamb, from the 
rude resemblance it bears to a lamb ; cones of 
firs, &c. 
Various specimens of lagetto bark, &c. 
Various gourds. On the bottom shelf, th* 
double or divided cocoa-nut, a rare fruit belong¬ 
ing to the palm called Lodoicea Maldivica, grow¬ 
ing on the coasts of the Indian island Praslin. 
Various cocoa-nuts ; a cactus melocactus ; a 
top of a cabbage tree. 
Various specimens of woods ; roots ; worm- 
eaten wood. 
Morbid excrescences on trees, See. 
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 fructification 
of a palm tree. 
ZOOPHYTES. 
A numerous collection of madrepores, rnille- 
pores, brain-stone, &c, In Case , 8 , on shelf 5 , 
is a curious specimen of the lettuce madrepore. 
In four frames over the chimney-piece are pre¬ 
served a great many specimens of British coral¬ 
lines : they are deposited in such a manner as to 
represent 
