88 THE NAUTILUS. 



particular shell from Bald Mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains. 

 Slie procured a young man friend and two horses, and setting out 

 from Concord, Knox county, went to the top of the Big Bald and 

 procured the shells desired. They had to spend the night there. 

 During the night there was a terrific thunder-storm far beneath 

 them. She never enjoyed a trip more. Another trip she made in 

 Monroe county was from Jalapa to Telico Plains. The distance was 

 not great, but it was a bitter cold morning, the banks of the river 

 covered with ice. She wore rubber boots, and wading in, got b<'yond 

 her depth ; but she got the shells. On this trip, I was her com- 

 panion. As there was no house on the side I was on. I followed witli 

 bare feet. Siie suffered very much, not having dry footwear ; but 

 we soon reached a comfortable fire at a friend's, dried our things and 

 were made comfortable. My sister never seemed to tliink of her own 

 comfort when engaged in the search for shells. Many such exposed 

 trips she made, the effects of which I think undermined her health. 



" When she returned to California the second time, I was with 

 her. We came by way of Mohawk, N. Y„ visited the family of 

 Dr. Lewis, and had the pleasure of seeing his collection. We also 

 made a flying trip to Florida, visiting Jacksonville, St. Augustine, 

 Palatka and Silver S[)rings, Wherever we were, she collected shells." 



In California, Miss Law made her home at Watsonville, Santa 

 Cruz county, with her sister, Mrs. Andrews, until her death, January 

 12, 1889. 



Among the species discovered by her are Gostrodonta acerra, Vit- 

 rinizonites latissimus, Polygyra chilhoweensis and P. lawi. 



NOTE ON MUREX MARCOENSIS SOWERBY. 



BY FKAXIv COLLINS BAKER. 



In the Journal of Malacology, volume 7, p. 162, Mr. G. B. Sow- 

 erby has described a Murex marcoensis from Marco, Floridn. This 

 form was previously noted by Dr. W. H. Dall and the writer of this 

 note, it being considered by them a color variety of Murex mes- 

 sorius Sowerby. Dr. Dall, in speaking of Murex messorius says 

 (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., V. 18, p. 196), "The Florida specimens 

 are often of a deep rose-pink," In Trans. Acad. Sciences, St. 



