. Guide leaflet. BRAIN CORALS GROWING AT THE BASE OF DEAD CORAL BEAMSWelded together by overgrowths of L27/io//iawmor2, a calcareous alga, or sea plant, which encrusts thedead coral with an overlying blanket of additional limestone, thus adding materially to the bulk of the reef 10 NATIRAL IIISTOHY. A LARGE HEAD OF BKAIX CORAL {Muaialra ccrebriformis) Sliowiiifi; the intricate pattern produced on the surface of the coral hmestone built up by the rapidly dividing coral polyps Museum, while not so romantic as thefield work, nevertheless is full of interestand is beset with fascinating
. Guide leaflet. BRAIN CORALS GROWING AT THE BASE OF DEAD CORAL BEAMSWelded together by overgrowths of L27/io//iawmor2, a calcareous alga, or sea plant, which encrusts thedead coral with an overlying blanket of additional limestone, thus adding materially to the bulk of the reef 10 NATIRAL IIISTOHY. A LARGE HEAD OF BKAIX CORAL {Muaialra ccrebriformis) Sliowiiifi; the intricate pattern produced on the surface of the coral hmestone built up by the rapidly dividing coral polyps Museum, while not so romantic as thefield work, nevertheless is full of interestand is beset with fascinating these present special difficultiesinvolving original and unprecedentedmethods, which, however, give greaterzest to the work. This has been especial^true of the Coral Reef Group. In order better to understand our aims,let us first try to visualize the exhibit asit will appear when finished. We passthrough the archway leading to the Hallof Ocean Life and find ourselves standingon the gallery surrounding an enormoushall 160 feet long and 130 feet lofty ceiling is surrounded by sky-lights and springs from a series of archesenclosing lunettes. These form the set-tings for murals depicting on one side ofthe hall various species of whales in theiroceanic environment, and on the other,
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