. The commercial products of the sea; or, Marine contributions to food, industry, and art. Fisheries; Seafood; Commercial products. 440 The Commercial Products of the Sea. virginea, and now named Oculina virginea, the brainstone coYa\(Mendriua cerebriformis),\he black coral (), and the organ-pipe coral (Tubipora musica), which takes its name from the regular arrangement of its cylindrical dark crimson tubes side by side. Being much cheaper than the ordinary solid red coral, this last kind is frequently used as a representative of coral in cabinets of economic products. But it is wi
. The commercial products of the sea; or, Marine contributions to food, industry, and art. Fisheries; Seafood; Commercial products. 440 The Commercial Products of the Sea. virginea, and now named Oculina virginea, the brainstone coYa\(Mendriua cerebriformis),\he black coral (), and the organ-pipe coral (Tubipora musica), which takes its name from the regular arrangement of its cylindrical dark crimson tubes side by side. Being much cheaper than the ordinary solid red coral, this last kind is frequently used as a representative of coral in cabinets of economic products. But it is with jeweller's coral that we have to deal, which is alone used for articles of personal decoration and works of art. Occasionally the red coral is found white, FIG. Varieties of coral. or without any colouring matter ; the tips are bored, and the pieces are threaded into negligees, or they are cut into links for forming chains. At the Naples Maritime Inter- national Exhibition a magnificent branch of black coral from Trapani was shown, which formed a finish to the trophy of aboriginal arms and weapons exhibited from the Pacific. At Jedda there is a black coral fishery which extends fifty miles north and south. From taking a fine polish, the black is fashioned into beads and mouth-pieces. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Simmonds, P. L. (Peter Lund), 1814-1897. London, Griffith and Farran
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