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color. There are seven whorls to my shell, and they 

 reach to the apex which is very small indeed. The 

 outer lip is turned up and it has dark brown lines on 

 it. The lines are very broad and they grow darker 

 towards the apex. The canal turns back and there 

 is a deep cavity just behind it." Lou. 



' ' The Cypraea arenosa is an interesting shell though 

 not so pretty as some. It is nearly two inches long 

 and over an inch thick. In color, on the back, it is 

 of a light reddish yellow, with five lines of deeper red 

 running across it. These lines are about a tenth of 

 an inch wide ; but they do not show very much at a 

 distance, for the color is not a sufficient contrast with 

 the rest of the shell. Around the edge of the shell 

 there is a raised line about a quarter of an inch wide, 

 and it seems to be pure enamel. Its color differs 

 enough from the rest of the shell to make a good con- 

 trast ; for it is a very pretty fawn color, and it has 

 some small white dots over it." Ima. 



" The Harpa minor is a beautiful shell. It is about 

 an inch long and three-quarters of an inch wide. 

 This shell has five whorls and the body whorl is 

 larger than all the others. 



' ; The outside of the shell is rough, and it has many 

 colors. There are different shades of red, blue, 



