40 Beautiful SMIs. 



But let lis roturn to our Garden Snail, wlio 

 has many near relatives in Britain_, several of wliicli 

 Lave beautifully-marked and convoluted sliells, as 

 will be seen by a reference to our coloured illus- 

 trations, Plate I. "We will introduce tliem in due 

 order. Fig\ 1, tlic Banded Snail [Helix nemoralis), 

 from tlie Latin nemus — a wood or grove ; tlio 

 prettily-striped shells of this species may be found 

 in great ])lcnty among the roots and in the crevices 

 of the rugged boles of old forest trees, as well as 

 in hedge-rows and in mossy banks, and other 

 situations near woods. Fig. 2, the neath Snail 

 {II. cricctorum), from erica, the Latin for heath; 

 a small species with brown bands, remarkable for 

 its large lunlUlcuSj perforating the centre of the 

 shell nearly through. Fig. 3, the Silky Snail 

 (IT. scrlcca), from the Latin serious — silk-like ; 

 the shell of this species is covered with short 

 slimy hairs, which give it a glistening appearance. 

 Fig. 4, the Stone Snail {TI. lainclda), from the 

 Latin hqils — a stone: Linnasus called the species 

 the Stone Cutter, probably on account of its habit 

 of frequenting stony places, and the peculiar 

 construction oF the shell, which has a sharp 

 edge running round each whorl; it is commonly 

 fuund lodged in the cavities of loose-lying stones. 



