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inner margin of the lip, the edge, and pillar lip are in- 

 variably of a dark colour. 



The aperture is lunated ; bafe imperforated. Greateft 

 diameter not quite an inch. 



This is one of the mod common fpecies in our woods, 

 hedges, and fliady places. 



We have obferved [\\n\\dir fpiculi, or amorous darts, to 

 thofe of Helix afperfa, iffuing from this fpecies, in the 

 month of May. 



27. 

 HoRTENSis. Helix hortenfis. Gmel. Syft. p. 3649. 109. 



Cham. Conch, ix. t, 133. f. 1199. 1201. 

 Mul Verm. p. 52. No. 247. 

 LiJlerAngl p. 117. No. ]. 

 Born. p. 385. t. 16. f. 18. 19. 

 Gualt. t. 1. Q. right hand. 

 Schroeter Erdconch. t.2. f. 27. 



H. with the fhell in every refpeft like the preceding 

 fpecies, but confiderably lefs, and invariably with a 

 white margin to the aperture. It is fubjeft to nearly all 

 the varieties of the H. nemoralis, except that of red, 

 or flefh-colour. Greateft diameter three-quarters of an 

 inch. 



Various have been the opinions concerning this (hell ; 

 MuLLER and Born have confidered it as quite diftintl 



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