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G.— Collection of Edible Shell-fish. 



G. I. Cockles {Canlium cdiilc). 



a. Marketable Cockles of our district. 



1. Sample from Hilbre. 



'2. ,, Hoyle Bank. 



3. „ Crosby. 



4. ,, Southport. 



5. ,, St. Amies. 



6. ,, Fleetwood. 



7. ,, Cockerham Sands. 



8. ,, Morecambe. 



9. ,, Grange over Sands. 



10. ,, Flookburgh Sands. 



11. ,, Baicliff. 



12. „ Duddon. 



b. Series of young cockles from ^tli to 1 inch in 



length. 



c. Pair of cockles showing over and just under 



marketable size, 2 inches by f inch. 



d. Brown cockles from Duddon cockle beds. The 



colour is due to an oxide of iron. 



e. Cockles with tuft of Alga attached to the posterior 



margin of the shell, which lies uppermost in 

 the sand. 



f. Large cockles from the Barra Beds, Scotland. 



G. II. Mussels (Mytilus edulis). 



a. Marketable Mussels of our district. 



1. Sample from Hilbre. 



2. ,, Hoyle Bank. 



3. ,, Wallasey. 



4. ,, Southport. 



5. ,, St. Annes. 



