and of a regular form, give the coral the appearance 
of lace. It is from this lingular afpeft that the 
French have given to this fpecies of Millepore the 
exprefflve title of Manchette de Neptune, or Nep¬ 
tune’s ruffle. When micro fcopically examined, it 
appears pierced all over on the internal or upper 
furface by oval foramina; the fuppolcd habitations 
of polype-like animals. The colour of this Mille¬ 
pore is fometimes milk-white; at other times yel- 
lowifli. 
