88 THE ECONOMIC MOLLUSC A OF ACADIA. 



eaten in almost any numbers with impunity. It may be- 

 boiled or roasted, eaten alone, or as a sauce to fish." It is- 

 gathered all the year round and sells for five pounds a ton. 

 So important is the fishery in England, that two bays alone 

 produce £35,000 worth of Cockles a year, Morecambe Bay 

 alone producing £20,000 worth annually. In view of these 

 facts it is well for us to keep in mind that we have a Cockle 

 upon our own coast.* 



The shells of our species are sometimes employed for 

 making small articles of ornament. 



19. Venus mercenaria Linn^us. 



3Ier cellar ia violacea Schum. 



ftuahog or Quahaug, Hard Clam, Round Clam, Little- 

 neck Clam. 



Mic-mac, Boogunumowas-uk. Acadian French, Pal- 

 lude (?). 



[Venus, Veuus; mercenaria, used in trade]. 



Distribution, {a) General; — In shallow water. Florida 

 to Massachusetts Bay. Casco Bay and Gulf of St. Lawrence. 

 Has been introduced into Europe. 



{h) In Acadia; — (in N. B.) Caraquette, Bell. Bay 

 Chaleur, Shediac, Whiteaves. (In N. S.) Halifax, Sable- 

 Island and Fishing Banks, Gould (on authority of Willis). 

 St. Mary's Bay, " pretty abundant," Verhruzeyi. Whole 

 coast, common, Jones. Prince Edward Island, Daivs07i. It 



* As this paper is passing through the press, the following appears in a Boston- 

 newspaper, too late for its inseition in its proper place. 



" New Industry. — Manchester-by-the-Sea, June 23. A new industry has 

 recently started in Manchester. The scarcity of bait has led the fishermen to bait 

 their trawls with Cockles and they prove much better than herring, as dogfish will 

 not touch them, and, as they are tough, they will hold on the hooks much better. 

 It is not uncommon to see from twenty to thirty men on tlie flats picking Cockles'- 

 and from fifty to seventj--flve buckets are secured at each tide."— £os;o?i Record^ 

 June SIdh, lHS:i. 



Through the kindness of Mr. Andrew Lee, 2nd, of Manchester, the writer- 

 received specimens of these " Cockles," which proved to be not Cardium, but; 

 simply Bxiccinum undaturn and Lunatia heros. 



