2j6 Of Corals. Part HI. 
the Conick end of one Joy nt is received into the like Cavity 
of another. 
A Piece of the fame CORAL found on St. Vincents 
Pvock. 
(a) Muf. The Matripora, faith Terzagi, (a) and all Pores (as he 
Septal ca u s r J iem ) and thefe only , are outwardly rough with 
tranfverfe Wrinkles. But this now defend’d, feems by the 
Strict - more apparently wrinkl’d by the length. So that 
what he means, I do not well underhand. 
A JOYNT of the fhallow joynted CORAL. Tis near 
an inch in Diametre, two and I long, folid, heavy and 
white. Streaked by the length. The two ends a little 
thicker, as of Bones at the Joynts: and riling up from the 
Rim to the Centre into a little knob 5 and this it doth at 
both ends: whereas in that of bnperatm, the Joynts are 
deeper, and one end hollow. It was given by Sig r . Boccone. 
A Piece of white FIBROUS or llriated CORAL, but 
not knoted. Given by the fame Hand. 
The BUBL’D CORAL. Corallium bullefum. From 
the fame hand. ’Tis of an afh-colour 5 and rough calf all 
over, with very fmall Bidders or Bubles. 
The COOME-CORAL. Corallium cancellatum. ’Tis 
white, and divided into feveral Ihort and thickilh Branches, 
turbinated or knobed at the top. Wrought all over with 
fmall cancellated Work, like that of an Honey-Comb, or the 
inlide of that Ventricle in a Sheep or a Cow, called the 
RETICV LVM. 
The FLORID COOME-CORAL. The Branches of 
this alfo are Ihort ; and numeroully flourilhed. Inwardly, 
white and porous. The Surface of a pale yellow, and 
wrought, as the former, in imitation of an Honey-Coome. 
A fpng of Rough and POROUS Red Coral. 
The PUMIS CORAL. Corallium pumicofum. From the 
Pcrfon above-faid. ’Tis branched, of a grey colour, and 
porous, fomewhat like a Pumis Stone. 
The POUNCED CORAL. Corallium pundatum. ’Tis 
white, and the Surface pricked full of fmall holes, almoft as 
in the precedent. 
The BRANCHING POUNCED CORAL. It feems 
(b) Lib. to be that deferibed in Bauhinus (b) with the Title of 
Corallium afperum caudicans adulterinum. The Branches 
hereof 
