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Beautiful Shells, 



inside is of a glossy wHlteness^ and it is frequently 

 used as a basin for garden fountains, or tlie reception 

 of rills or little jets of water, wliicli sparkle in its 

 stainless hollow. In ilio cliurcli of St. Salpicc, at 

 Paris, is a slioU of lliis immense Clam, tlie valves of 

 "wliicli are used as receptacles for lioly vrater ; it 

 was presented to Francis tlie First by tlie republic 

 of Venice. Fancy tlio clapping to of sucli a pair of 

 Yalves wlicn tlic animal closes its sliell in alarm,, and 



tlie strcngtli of tlie cable required to moor it to tlie 

 rocks or coral rce^. Tlie spotted species liere 

 figured Las a solid and heavy shell, very elegantly 

 shaped, and beautifully marked, as will be seen ; 

 the greatly reduced size of the figure prevents any- 

 thing like justice being done to the original. 



The above i3 a figure of the Heart Isocardca 



