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rise like towers (see Fig. 2), with their sum- 

 mits often a little broader than their bases, 



Fig. 2 



Tower-like casting from near Nice, constrncted of earth, voided 

 probably by a species of Pericha3ta : of natural size, copied from 

 a photograph. 



sometimes to a height of above 3 and often 

 to a height of 2^ inches. The tallest of those 



greatly surprised to see how closely they resembled castings sent 

 to me from near Calcutta, where it is known that species of 

 Perichseta abound. 



