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As to the arrangement of shells in a collection 

 before a regular cabinet is obtained, the tinier 

 shells may be kept in small glass tubes with corks 

 (such as used for homoeopathic medicines), and 

 the medium sized ones in the trays of common 

 matchboxes, these being arranged in large shallow 

 glass-covered trays which can be obtained from 

 any cardboard boxmaker at a small cost, and 

 several of these, stored one above the other, 

 form an excellent substitute for a more costly 

 cabinet. In all cases the name, and the place 

 where the shells were found, should be written 

 on a small slip of card placed in the tube or tray. 

 It is not well in most cases to fasten the shells 

 on card, but if this is done gum tragacanth is best. 

 The collection should be kept free from damp and 

 from dust. 



Hints for Collecting and Preserving 

 Shells of Molluscs. 



The following notes suppl}^ a few general rules 

 as to finding and preserving shells : — 



Of Shell-bearing Molluscs there are three 

 classes — Marine, Freshwater, and Land. The 

 first two include Univalves and Bivalves, the 

 last only Univalves. 



I. Marine Shells may be obtained, ist, b}^ 

 searching on and under rocks at low water, or 

 on coral reefs, among seaweed attached to them, 



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