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ably abundant around Nottingham, being found at 

 HighBeld House, Beeslon, Wollaton, Radford, and on 

 Oxton Warren. 



Other localities are — London (Grej), Cornwall and 

 Devonshire (Montagu), South Wales, Swansea, and 

 Somersetshire (Jeffreys), Whitlingham and St. Faiths, 

 near Norwich, although more rare (Bridgman), Wol- 

 verhampton and Shrewsbury (Brown), Lytham and 

 Chaigeley, Lancashire (The Author), Newcastle (Alder). 



In Ireland, although rare ; near Belfast, Portarling- 

 ton and Finnoe (Thompson). 



Common in the Island of Zetland (Fleming). 



Described as a German shell by Pfeiffer, and as a 

 French shell by Draparnaud. 



It appears probable that the Helix arborea of Say 

 may be this species, and, if so, it is also an American 

 shell. 



Specimens have been received from Mr. Bean, of 

 Scarborough, and Mr. Alder, of Newcastle ; they do 

 not differ from those found near Nottingham. 



The eggs are more oblong than globular, and possess 

 a calcareous shell. They are laid principally in May 

 or June, yet commence in March and cease in Sep- 

 tember. Two are not deposited in the same place. 

 They lay from 30 to 50 eggs, which are from fifteen to 

 sixteen days before they hatch, and aro fourteen 

 months before they arrive at maturity. 



This species is occasionally found congregated in 

 large numbers in pine beds and damp hothouses, pro- 

 ducing sad havoc to the plants, § 



Mr. Morris has found it fossil in the mammaliferous 

 crag on the banks of the Thames, near London. 



