256 CHITONS. 



them on account of their unmeaning appearance, 

 for amongst them may be new genera and other 

 very rare shells. Many stones at the very lowest 

 ebb will have most shells on them, therefore the 

 collector must not mind getting a little wet. 

 Amongst other sorts will be found chitons, which 

 must be taken off in the same manner as the 

 limpet and other adhering univalves : care must 

 be taken, when at home, to separate them from 

 the other shells ; put them into a pail of fresh 

 water, and let them remain there from twelve to 

 twenty-four hours, by which time the salt on the 

 fleshy substance that surrounds them will be well 

 soaked out ; then cut out the animal, and wash 

 the shells well, inside and out, from all filth, and 

 throw them into another vessel of fresh water, 

 where let them remain till the whole are cleaned ; 

 then place them on a narrow strip of board 

 and bind them down tightly, put them in a shady 

 place to dry, and in three or four days they will 

 be fit to pack. 



Among the rocks on the sea-shore, in the ere- 



