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and lastly, several models in wax of cuttle fish, 
Medusae, and vermes. 
Against th© 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 
pecimen of a large land crab (Cancer latro) from 
Amboy na. 
In the imposts round this room mins 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- ' 
mg 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, but which by some has been considered as 
belonging to the tunny tribe. It grows to a vast 
size, and is sometimes known to attack a ship, 
(which it perhaps mistakes for a whale), and that 
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