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Shell Life 



is narrower with a longer and more pointed spire. 

 The third species is T. viaugei, believed to have 

 been introduced from south - west Europe about 

 1810-12, in earth about the roots of plants, for accord- 

 ing to Fleming it was first discovered by Drummond, 

 the botanical explorer, in Messrs. Sweet and Miller's 

 nursery gardens at Bristol in the year 1812. In a 

 paper published ten years later Mr. J. S. Miller 

 expressed the opinion that it had been introduced 

 with foreign plants, probably from Teneriffe. At 

 that date it had greatly increased in rich ground, and 

 in more recent years it began to be discovered in 

 remote gardens which had been partially 

 furnished with plants from the Bristol 

 nurseries. It has now obtained a secure 

 hold in eight or nine counties, so that 

 but for existinof records it mijjfht a few 

 years hence be regarded as indigenous. 

 This species is dark brown, and is other- 

 wise distinguished from its congeners 

 by its smaller head, and larger, more 

 cylindrical, shell. 



The Slugs proper constitute the genus 

 Limax, and are represented by eight 

 native species, of which the best known 

 is the Great Grey Slug (X. maximus), 

 which commonly attains a length of 5 

 or 6 inches. It is by no means restricted 

 to fields and gardens, but has a decided 

 liking for sculleries, dairies, etc., where 

 it can get good food other than that 

 which is commonly thought to delight slugs. It 

 keeps its spotted and streaked yellow-grey body fully 



Great Slug 



