. Guide leaflet. roirrv roxs of coual wo desired, and {lra<2;;hed two tons andwas twelve fe(M inleniith. We towed ourcatches to tlie slielteredbeach of our little Cayand there we bleachedthem. This processconsists in keeping thesurface of the coralswet until the thin outerlayer of animal tissuedecays and sloughs off,leaving the white lime-stone skeleton exposed. AVhen we had com-pletely covered thebeach with gnarled andtwisted branches of elk-horns, spike-liketangles of stag-horns and the delicateand fragile clusters of fan corals stand-ing out among dome-shaped specimensof orb and brain co
. Guide leaflet. roirrv roxs of coual wo desired, and {lra<2;;hed two tons andwas twelve fe(M inleniith. We towed ourcatches to tlie slielteredbeach of our little Cayand there we bleachedthem. This processconsists in keeping thesurface of the coralswet until the thin outerlayer of animal tissuedecays and sloughs off,leaving the white lime-stone skeleton exposed. AVhen we had com-pletely covered thebeach with gnarled andtwisted branches of elk-horns, spike-liketangles of stag-horns and the delicateand fragile clusters of fan corals stand-ing out among dome-shaped specimensof orb and brain corals, we sent nativesto Xassau to bring us boatloads of heavypine timber, from which we constructedcrates and packed our specimens in them,embedded in sponge clippings. Thesewere finally shipped safely to New York. The third expedition was devoted to. PALMATE ELKHOHN CORALThis beautifully s^-mmetrical specimen (Acropora nmricata ) {2;ro\v in a sheltered position, so that its branches spreadout evenly in broad fronds, contrasting); sharply with the twelve-foot specimen shown on page 378 which grew in an exposed positionon the outer reef, in which case the most rapid growth is with thedirection of the prevailing oceanic currents obtaining the reef fishes for the was conducted with the cooperation ofMr. John S. Phipps, who lent us his finehouseboat yacht, ^ Seminole, and sev-eral smaller motor boats. 1lie sea-going motor launch, lolanthe, was alsowith us during part of the time. son, John H. Phipps, accom-panied the expedition, and was in generalcharge of the fleet. Mr. Phipps, Senior,and several members of his family andguests visited us while atwork. I was accompa-nied by my wife, son,Roy W. Miner, Jr.,ChrisOlsen of the Museummodeling staff, and L. Jaques, Museumartist. We were on theAndros Reefs
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