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has yet.appeared: other rare and interesting 
varieties are also found there. 
THE vast archipelago of the Philippine Is- 
lands is a rich field for the Collector: here the 
Chinese carry on a trade for the pearl shell, 
which is left on the coast atlow water. From 
hence we have received the Imperial Volute, 
Junonia, and many other varieties, of great 
rarity and beauty. From some Spanish and 
Portuguese traders I have been favored with 
many rare specimens. Of the land shells of 
these islands we know nothing, but have great 
reason to suppose, that the Helix Labarynthi- 
ca is from hence. 
’ Tue shells from the Chinese seas and rivers 
are generally interesting: they have an opa- 
lescent hue, and are in great demand for inlay- 
ing wood and Japanned work. The Japan 
