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ceding, but has a coarser texture, and has a narrower base. 
It is received in bales covered with hair-cloth, and weighing 
from two hundred to two hundred and fifty pounds. 
Fine, hard Grecian Sponge. — This is harder than the pre- 
ceding, is less concave, and presents small, close set, regular 
openings on its sides. Its upper part is pierced with large 
holes which however do not traverse entirely. It becomes 
lighter coloured during the processes used in preparing it for 
sale. It also comes in bales packed in hair-cloth. 
White Syrian Sponge. — This sponge is dense, compact, of 
a light colour, rather darker towards its lower part. It pre- 
sents several openings covered with stiff and prickly hairs. 
These openings are deep and terminated towards the lower 
end of the sponge by coarse and open fibres. It becomes 
lighter coloured and less compact by preparation. It comes 
in bales of 150 to 200 lbs., covered with hair-cloth. 
White Archipelago Sponge. — This sponge is of a compact 
texture and presents openings which either perforate it en- 
tirely or in part only. It contains much sand, which consi- 
derably increases its weight. After being properly prepared 
it becomes of a light fawn colour, rather darker than that of 
the preceding variety. It comes in bales of 150 to 250 lbs. 
(Geline) Sponge. — This variety is cylindrical, straight, 
pierced with several large holes at the upper part, the princi- 
pal of which pass through its substance. The edges of these 
openings are garnished with hairs. Its texture is fine, its 
colour is a dark fawn, becoming reddish near the root. It 
comes strung on ropes and packed in bales. 
Brown Barbary or Marseilles Sponge. — This is in long, ellip- 
tical, hard, dense pieces of a coarse texture covered with a 
blackish viscous mud. It is of a dark and dull fawn colour, 
and becomes pyri-form on being washed. It is received in 
bales containing twenty strings, each weighing from twelve 
to fifteen pounds. 
Salonica Sponge. — This is of a circular form, very much 
flattened, its tissue is tolerably close, but not very elastic ; it is 
pierced with a multitude of small holes which do not traverse 
