52 LESSON IX. 



The first whorl is the smallest whorl, and is at 

 the top of the spire. 



The body whorl is the largest whorl, and is at 

 the base of the shell. 



The suture is the seam formed by the meeting 

 of the whorls. 



The apex is the top of the spire. 



The base is the opposite extremity to the apex, 

 and is situated either at the lowest part of the 

 aperture, or at the end of the beak, when the 

 shell is canaliculated. 



The aperture or mouth is the entrance to the 

 cavity of the shell. 



The lips are the edges of the mouth. 



The columella lip is the lip nearest the colum- 

 ella. 



The outer lip is the outer edge of the mouth. 



The columella is the pillar* round which the 

 whorls form their spiral volutions. 



The front is that part of the shell in which the 

 mouth is situated. 



The back is opposite to the front. 



The right side is that part of the shell which 

 would be next to the right hand of a person look- 

 ing at it, the front of the shell being placed oppo- 

 site to him. 



The left side is that part of the shell which 

 would be next the left hand of the person looking 

 at it, the front being opposite to him. 



Teacher. Give me the derivation and appli- 

 cation of the word spire. 



