. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. Black line May-blossom Coral. Ellis was the first to make known the true nature of those plant-like productions generallytermed corallines. Of Corals, the British seas afford few native species; the largest andmost elegant is the May-blossom coral (Caryophyllia ramea), (Jig. 128.), common in theMediterranean, and occasionally found upon the Cornish coast: it is cinnamon-coloured; andretains, for many years, a slight scent, like that of hawthorn. The Conchology of
. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. Black line May-blossom Coral. Ellis was the first to make known the true nature of those plant-like productions generallytermed corallines. Of Corals, the British seas afford few native species; the largest andmost elegant is the May-blossom coral (Caryophyllia ramea), (Jig. 128.), common in theMediterranean, and occasionally found upon the Cornish coast: it is cinnamon-coloured; andretains, for many years, a slight scent, like that of hawthorn. The Conchology of Britain, in the number and interest of its species, compensates for itsdeficiency in large or richly coloured objects. The beautiful varieties of Pecten opercu-laris are, nevertheless, frequently variegated with the most lovely tints of yellow, orange,pink, and deep red; they also afford a nutritious food to the lower classes. The most cele-Ijrated edible shell-fish is tlie oyster, well known and highly prized by the luxurious Romans;and every one is acquainted with the superior excellency of those from Colchester andMilton. Fluviatile
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