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had acquired. Afterwards I found other stations be- 

 tween the Castle and Wolfsbrunnen, and in the Philo- 

 sophenweg and elsewhere, always under stones or moss. 

 It is not common and requires diligent searching. 



17. D. rufa Drap. — Said to have been found, but I have never 



seen a specimen and doubt it. 



18. Helix nemoralis L. — In many varieties and colours. 



19. H. hortensis Mull. — In many varieties and colours. 



20. H. hybrida Poiret. — Not so common as the two preceding. 



I see in a note " rare, with rose-coloured lip." 



21. H. sylvatica Drap. — Is not found in the immediate neigh- 



bourhood, but between that and Carlsruhe. 



22. H. pomatia L. — Everywhere common; in fact it takes the 



place of our H. aspersa, which is nowhere to be found. 

 It is reported to be occasionally met with sinistral and 

 scalariform. It is the only species brought into market 

 for consumption, and then only during the Lenten 

 season, at the same time as frogs {Rana ediilis). 



I never could summon courage to taste either, 

 although they looked tempting enough. 



23. H. fruticum Mull. — The shell is diaphanous, showing the 



speckled flesh of the animal through, umbilicated, of 

 a white, pale sulphur, ochreous, or chocolate colour ; 

 and about Mannheim with one band, rarely two bands. 

 Common on trees and shrubs. 



24. H. strigella Drap. — Common, has a large umbilicus. 



25. H. villosa Drap.—T\\\?, striking species is not common 



about Heidelberg, but in the forests by the side of 

 the Rhine is abundant. 



26. H. incarnata Mull. — Common, narrow umbilicus. 



(H. rufescens. Pennant.) 



27. H. circinata var. montana Sttider.—YltiAcVotrg and 



Saarbruck. 



28. H. hispida Z. — Most abundant, and a variety '^depilata" 



rare at Mannheim. 



29. H. personata Lam. — Is to be found in many localities, 



under stones and dead leaves in the forest. To me it 

 is a most interesting species, not only from the curious 

 formation of the shell, from which its specific name of 

 " masked " is taken, but also from its being almost 



