FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [80] 



USE OF OENAMENTAL BIVALVES OTHER THAN THOSE 



AFFOKDING FOOD. 



Pearl-producing. 



Unionidce. 



Unio (various sp.)- River Mussels. Fresli water streams of the United 

 States. Abundant in the rivers of the Western States. 



25986 to 26010. Series having both valves polished. From Dr. C. A. Miller, 



Ciucinnati, Ohio. Comprises the following species : 

 Unto melanerrus, Rafinesquo. 



alat.is, Say. 



ornatus, Lea. 



verrucosus, Barnes. 



gibbosus, Barnes. 



rectus, Lam. 



cylindricus, Say. 



liyramidatus, Lea. 



tuberculatiis, Barnes. 



lufeoJus, Lamarck. 



circulus, Lea. 



anodontoides, Lea. 



pustulosus, Lea. 



crassideus, Lamarck, &c. 

 26092a. River mussel affording pearl-shell, illnstrating application of raw 



material. Cincinnati, Ohio. D. Shaffer. 

 26092. Carvings, from pearl-shell afforded by river mussels, for use as studs, 

 buttonb, pins, brooches, &c. Cincinnati, Ohio. D. H. Shaffer. 

 26092&. Pearls derived from river mussels. Ciucinnati, Ohio. D.H.Shaffer. 



Aviculidce. 



MargaritipJiora Jimhriata, Dkr. Pearl Oyster. Head of Gulf of Califor- 

 nia to Panama. Common in the region of La Paz, Lower Cali- 

 fornia, and in vicinity of Panama. 



13.S07. Colonel Jewett. 



3624. Illustrating formation of pearls. Panama. Colonel Jewett. 

 32836. Gulf of California. J. Xantns. 

 . Polished shell. Chicopee, Mass. Jas. T. Ames. 



32921. Made into artificial fish-bait. Boston, Mass. Bradford & Anthony. 



32922. Made into artificial minnow. Boston, Mass. Bradford & Anthony. 

 . Serieai of buttons, studs, stopper-caps, &c. Manufactured from, and 



showing application of, American pearl-oyster shell. Furnished 

 by A. B. De Frece & Co., 428 Broadway, New York. 



Otherwise useful and ornamental. 



Composition shell-work for box-covers and frames, made by gluing 

 shells in mosaic. 



29527. Basket. Made from Florida shells. E. F. Gilbert, Jacksonville, 

 Fla. 



22210. Basket. Made from Florida shells. Mrs. Mott, Jacksonville, Fla. 

 22209. Frame. Made from Florida sea-shells. Mrs. C. E. Mott, Jackson- 

 ville, Fla. 



22211. Easter Cross. Made from Florida shells. Mrs. Mott, Jacksonville. 



