156 Beautiful Shells, 



shell, CarycJiium minimum (Fig. 89), tliougli com- 

 mon, is almost microscopical. 



The emhrjo naturalist, perchance, may imagine 

 that a complete cabinet of common shells could bo 

 easily set up ; but it is not every one whose enthu- 



87. 83. 89. 90. 



87. Ancylus fluviatilis (the Common Elver Limpet), Miillcr, 

 SB. A. oblonj^iis (tlie Oblong Lake Limpet), K'ujlLlfoot, 

 89. Carychium minimum (the Minute Sedge Shell), 

 MCdlcr. 90. Limax brunneus (the Brown Slug), var., 

 Dra]^arnaud. 



siasm would lead them to undergo the last. The 

 man of science is well aware that he must trace out 

 the wonders of the living creation in their native 

 haunts, in order .to their perfect comprehension; 

 we aro therefore glad to know that the York 

 Katural History Society collects and sends out to 

 subscribers tho shells and fossils of different British 

 districts and strata, at something like ten shillings 

 a set. 



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