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342 HELIX HORTENSIS. 
Stafford—Stafford, 00000, May 1890! L. EF. Adams. Acton, Oct. 1898, C. E. Wright. 
Northampton — Middleton, 00300, Ang. 1898, C. E. Wright. Haselbeech, 00345, 
April 1904, Rev. W. A. Shaw. 
Gloucester E.—Birdlip ! E. J. Elliott. 
Rutland—Liddington, May 1899, C. E. Wright. 
Lincoln N.—Spilsby, Aug. 1904, Rev. E. A. Woodruffe-Peacock. 
Cumberland—Bassenthwaite, W. J. Farrer. The Seaur, Mrs. G. B. Longstact. 
FOREIGN DISTRIBUTION. 
Germany—Recorded from Alsace by Meyer; and from Bavaria by Westerlund. 
France —A reddish sub-variety is recorded from Auvergne by Moquin-Tandon. 
The sub-var. fenwis is recorded by Dr. Bandon as rare in the Oise, and was found 
by Dr. Scharff at Bordeanx, Gironde. 
Russia—South Finland (Westerlund, ).c.). 
Norway —Jarlsberg and Lillesand, Miss Esmark. 
Sweden—Ronneby and Oviken (Westerlund, Syn. Moll. Extram., 1897, p. 57). 
Denmark—Frederiksdal and Linaa Westerskov (Westerlund, op. cit.). 
Iceland—In the south-east of the island (Westerlund, op. cit.). 
Newfoundland—Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon ! A. Shaw. 
ies VARIATIONS IN SIZE. OF SHELL. 
Var. major Moquin-T'andon. 
Helix hortensis var. major Moquin-Tandon, Hist. Moll. France, 185 vol. ii., p. 168. 
SHELL noticeably larger than the type, attaining a 
diameter of 25 mill. or more. 
In Savoy, the var. major frequents the plains and 
valley bottoms, differing in this from the var. minor, 
which is found on the mountain sides. 
Dr. Gassies remarks that he has found in the 
Pyrénées Orientales specimens of var. horfensis one- 
third larger than the largest H. nemoralis ; it is, how- 
ever, probable that he confused the albolabiate form of 
H. nemoralis, which is very common and large in the 
Pyrenean Mountains, with the true H. hortensis, more 
especially as he did not regard the two forms as distinct, and would be probably 
guided chiefly by the colour of the peristome. 
Fic. 400.—H. hortensis var 
mayor Moq. 
Hampshire (Mr.C.E. Wright 
ENGLAND. 
Somerset N.—Bratton St. Maur near Bruton, E. W. Swanton. 
Isle of Wight—Ventnor and Yarmouth, 24°5 mill. in diameter, C. Ashford. 
Sussex W.—Cocking ! C. E. Wright. 
York Mid W.—York, R. M. Chiristy. 
CONTINENTAL DISTRIBUTION 
Germany—Recorded from Alsace hy Meyer. 
France—Moquin-Tandon records very large shells from Grenoble, Isere ; Ton- 
lonse and Luchon, Hante Garonne; Foix, Ariege; Eaux Bonnes, Basses Pyrénées ; 
and from the valley of Carol and Esquierry in the Pyrénées. M. Paseal records var, 
major from the quarries by the forest at Isle Adam, Seine-et-Oise; Bouillet from 
Auvergne ; Dumont and Mortillet from Savoy ; and Dr. Grateloup a var. gigantea 
from Ariege. 
Switzerland—Specimens of large size recorded from Kussnacht, Schwyz, and 
Meiringen, Berne, by M. Roftiaen. 
Var. minor Moquin-Tandon. 
Hlelix hortensis var. minor Moquin-Tandon, Hist. Moll. France, 1853, p. 168. 
Helix hortensis var. minima Colbeau, Ann. Soc. Mal. Belg., 1868, 1., p. 33. 
SHELL smaller than type. 
The var. minor is described as small, the dimension 
being given as 15 mill. in diameter. 
The sub-var. minima is deseribed as having a major 
diameter of about 15 mill., and a minor diameter of 
about 13 mill. Fic. 401.—H. hortensis var. 
The var. minor sub-var. montana of Charpentier, es see Ane ee 
from Bex, Switzerland, as figured by that author, has SD ee tent OSS 
. : (Mr. C. E. Wright). 
been generally considered to be a form of H. hortensis, 
but is probably not referable to this variety, and would really seem by its shape 
more related to the albolabiate form of H. nemoralis. 
