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ROOM IX. 
Kat. Hist- 
KOOM X. 
CASE 
1 . 
‘ 2 . 
3. 
4 . 
{Dlv. 3.) Vermes with testaceous coveririgs. 
{Div. 4 and 5.) Radiated zoophytes^ echini or 
sea-eggs, spatangi, &c. 
{Div. 6 and 7 .) Stony zoophytes, such as 
madrepores and other corals. 
(Div. 8.) Impressions of plants. 
Over Cases 9 and 10 , is a very perfect speci¬ 
men of the skuli and horns of the large elk of 
Ireland,—by far the most remarkable of the 
known fossil remains of ruminant animals. 
TENTH ROOM. 
P’EGETABLES. 
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 Neluinbo; the root of an Asiatic fern, 
popularly called the vegetable lamb, from the 
rude resemblance it bears to a iamb, when placed 
in an inverted position, as in the present speci¬ 
men; cones of firs. See. 
Various specimens of lagetto bark, &,c. 
Various gourds. On the hottoin shelf, the 
double or divided cocoa-nut, a rare fruit belong¬ 
ing to the palm called L'odoicea Maldivica, grow¬ 
ing on the coasts of the Indian island Praslin. 
Various cpccii-nuts; a cactus nielocactus; a 
top of a cabbage tree. 
Yarious 
