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Early in May they began to lay eggs—depositing them mostly 
in a little hole and covering them with earth, although some were 
apparently indifferent about the matter. The eggs of H. Traskii were 
somewhat smaller than those of H. tudiculata, and resembled very 
much, in size, shape and color, homeopathic pills. They hatched in 
about 3 weeks, the baby snails seeming to know their way out of the 
ease or shell. Is it not probable this forms the first meal ? 
The tiny things did not live very long, and I could not notice any 
perceptible growth. The conditions were not favorable, I suppose. 
Early in the Summer the old snails began to go into Summer 
quarters, and they were soon all asleep except my dear, little glossy- 
brown Glyptostoma. I had found him in Santa Anita cafion. He 
kept watch all summer over the other sleepers. He would sometimes 
disappear for a week at a time—buried in the ground, but I have 
never seen him attach himself by an epiphram to the sides of the 
box as the others do. 
All Summer they remained impervious to the freqent sprinklings 
which they received, but when the first rain came one night in early 
November, four or five of them woke up and began to investigate 
matters. ‘They seemed to appreciate some bread and lettuce, but 
went to sleep again during the dry weather which followed. 
Each rain brought some of them to life, and during a long and 
recent rain, nearly every one of them “ came to.” 
A few of them have died since awakening out of their sleep, but 
I think their time had come, for they were regular old patriarchs. 
I have not noticed any addition to the growth of the larger ones, but 
the smaller ones especially little “Glyp,” have made quite an addi- 
tion to their houses. The newly formed shell looks soft and is 
almost transparent. 
Perhaps I will tire those who know all about raising snails, by my 
long description, but, I hope there will be some to whom my report 
will be of interest, and who will find as much pleasure and profit in 
in a Snailery as I have found. 
COMMUNICATION. 
To all readers of THE NAvuTILus, the editorial note on the first 
page of the January number suggests the possibility that the pleas- 
ant monthly visits of this modest but valuable little journal may stop 
with the current volume. Are we as conchologists going to allow 
