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elo^clv corrugated. with :in indistinct central ril'_ r - Mii'l :i -li<jhl 



di\erging furrow on either side <.f it ; ezcftvated posterior per 



tion of the lower side (tli.-it sh,, uini: the BI1CC< 

 growth layers) le^ than hull' the length of thr shell. NO thai the 

 highest part of the ventral surface is po-teiior to the middle of 

 tin- tot:il length of the shell. 



Length, C, to S inches. \\'hen irritated, the skin of the :ilihn:d 

 becomes tllberculate. 



According to Vcrany. this :iniin:il prefers rocky loc;ilii 

 where it is fished by iin-:ins of M dred<re called M l);d:incelle. :in<l 

 is also taken at ni^'lit with the Irident. Durin<r the montli of 

 March the lislnTinen use a living female Cuttle fiistciied to a 

 rope, or an imitation of one formed of wood and made attract- 

 ive to the male sex ly bein^ ornamented \)\ bits of glass; this 

 latter envei^lement is ealle<l by the Sicilians a Fnmedda, and 

 fishing with either of them is very productive and amusing, 

 especially on a moonlight night. These animals may weigh 

 several pounds; their tiesh is much esteemed and abounds in tin- 

 Italian markets at all seasons of the year. Out of the water the 

 Sepia dies ijuiekly, with violent efforts. At Home the pigment 

 Sepia is still manufactured from the ink of this animal. The 

 chalky thickening of the shell is used as a dentifrice,* and also 

 for modeling metallic objects, its surface receiving an exceed- 

 ingly accurate impression. 



The body of the male is always more oval than that of the 

 female, and its tins are distinguished by a white line of border. 



S''i>i" <>tji<-ni(ii i* (says A nea pitaine ) is esteemed everywhere 

 (in Algiers as food, and is savory as well as sulliciently delicate. 

 It would be as easy as useful to multiply these cephalopods in 

 the oyster-pares established on Our COESts. A great quantity of 

 the eggs of this molbisk art- the prey of crustaceans, and the 

 scarcely hatched young are gathered by fishermen for bait. I 

 have seen thousands of the-e voting >r pias carried to the 

 Algerian market, which, two or three months later would have 

 had a value of ^ to 1,") centimes each. They would be a Useful 



This iiumufartuiv is e\triisi\ cly pursued in F.i\- 

 -wt. !' ruttli'-lioii*' arriving at om- tiinr for thK 



