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has yet appeared: other rare and interesting 

 varieties are also found there. 



THE vast archipelago of the Philippine Is- 

 lands is a rich field for the Collector: here the 

 Chinese carry on a trade for the pearl shell, 

 which is left on the coast at low water. From 

 hence we have received the Imperial Volute, 

 Junonia, and many other varieties, of great 

 rarity and beauty. From some Spanish and 

 Portuguese traders I have been favored with 

 many rare specimens. Of the land shells of 

 these islands we know nothing, but have great 

 reason to suppose, that the Helix Labarynthi- 

 ca is from hence. 



THE shells from the Chinese seas and rivers 

 are generally interesting: they have an opa- 

 lescent hue, and are in great demand for inlay- 

 ing wood and Japanned work. The Japan 



