INDEX. 



IXTPtODUCTIOIsr. 



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What are Shells ........ iii 



Conehology ........ iv 



Eeauty and Value of Shells ..... vi 



Uses of Shells ....... vih 



The Inhabitants of Shells ...... xi 



Malacology ........ ih 



Classification of Shells ....... xii 



Taking and Preserving Shells ..... xiii 



The Cabinet ........ ih 



On Cleaning and Polishing Shells .... xv 



Possil Shells ........ ih 



ij]STiyALyEs. 



The Common Snail ...... 18 



Presh-water Shells ....... 23 



The Whelk 26 



Ilock Shells 27 



Periwinkle 29 



Trochus, or Top- Shell . . . . . . . 31 



Cones, Volutes, Mitres, and Olives . . . . 3o 



Cowries . . . 38 



