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lower pair moderately short, whilst the upper pair are 

 loDg. The eggs are somewhat oblong, rather large, 

 and thick-skinned. They are deposited in vast num- 

 bers at the end of summer, under stones and old wood. 



The favourite resorts of this animal are woods, and 

 moist shady situations. 



It was first discovered to be a British slug by Dr. 

 Lister, and published in his work on British shells, in 

 1678. 



The Arions lay from seventy to one hundred eggs, 

 according to M. Bouchard Chatereaux. These eggs 

 are deposited between May and S* ptember. They are 

 batched in from twenty-six to forty days, and continue 

 to grow until a year old. 



In this neighbourhood it is found at Highfield 

 House, Beeston, Tlirumpton, Sawley, and Oxton. 



Throughout Great Britain it is a common slug. It 

 is generally distributed through Ireland (Thompson), 

 Isle of Man (Forbes), France (Drapernaud), Norway, 

 Italy, and Spain (Grey), Germany (PfeifFer), Sweden 

 (Nilson), and has a wide range throughout Europe 

 (Forbes). 



Arion Hortensis (The Garden Arion). Ferussac. 



The Garden Arion was tirst noticed in England by 

 Mr. Grey, and published in 1821, in the *^ Medical 

 Repository." 



The animal is daik blue, having longitudinal stripes 

 of a grey colour. It is generally from an inch to an 

 inch and a half in length, and occasionally larger. It 

 has an oblong mantle, with coarse granulations, having 

 two pale longitudinal bands. 



An abundant species, though not so common as Arion 

 empiricorum, frequenting gardens, hedges, and woods. 



The localities in this neighbourhood are Highfield 

 House, and Beeston. 



