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ROOM X. 
Nat. Hj8T. 
TABLE 
4 . 
or Medusa’s head star-fish, which were considered 
by Linnaeus as one species, under the title of 
asterias caput medusa3. 
{Div. 5, 6, 7} and 8.) Various species of the 
genera, formed by Klein and others, from the 
Linnaean genus echinus, or sea-egg. 
At the end of the last division are deposited 
some species of unknown echini, and spines of 
some other species not known in a perfect state. 
In this table the corals are deposited, which 
are undergoing an arrangement. 
In the imposts round this room runs a series of 
drawers, containing a collection of seeds, fruits, 
and other vegetable productions. 
Over case 1 and 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. 
Over the cases 7 and 8, is a picture of a cochi¬ 
neal plantation. 
Over the chimney are two fern trees. 
Over the door next the chimney is a small or 
young (but very perfect) specimen, of a curious 
fish allied in its general appearance to the sword¬ 
fish. It grows to a vast size, and is sometimes 
known to attack a ship (which it perhaps mistakes 
for 
