Smith, Hamilton Lanphere, 1819-1903. [from old catalog] · Cleveland, M. C. Younglove and company · leaf 287
y secretions of all these, whenbleached by the action of moisture and light, are of a dazzlingwhiteness. There is however, a species of coral, Corallium ru-brum, or red coral, the stony secretion of which is a bright redcolor, very beautiful and susceptible of a high polish. A speci-men of this… … In the figure, the fleshy substance is removed at the extremitiesto exhibit the stony axis. It is seldom found more than a foot inlength, and is well known, being used for various ornamentalpurposes, and is obtained by dredging in various parts of theMediterranean and Eastern seas. Another species…
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