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a large quantity of the Testacella, and " planted " them in his 

 garden, but saw no more of them until a man reported he had 

 found a snail with a shell on the end of its tail at Crumpsall, 

 about a mile from his garden, and Mr. Glover concluded that 

 this was one of the survivors of his Smedley colony. They 

 have not been seen or heard of since, now more than 25 years 

 ago. 



Mr. Glover was a correspondent of Dr. Gwyn Jeffreys, a 

 friend of all the old Naturalists, especially the botanist of the 

 artisan class in the neighbourhood of Manchester. He was 

 ever ready to give a plant or a shell, and a friendly welcome to 

 visit his gardens, hot-houses, and ferneries. T. R. 



A LIST OF MARINE SHELLS OBTAINED AT FILEY 

 IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1887. 



By rev. CARLETON GREENE, M.A. 



(Read before the Conchological Society). 



Having spent five weeks here, in the hope of finding out 

 something about the Conchological interest of Filey Bay, as far 

 as is possible in a mere summer holiday trip, I send you a few 

 facts in case they may be of use to persons interested. 

 (I.) List of shells found on the beach. 

 (II.) List of those brought by fishermen from the Doggerbank 



and shown to me. 

 (III.) Specimen (not British) procured from a fisherman, and 



stated to have come from the neighbourhood in the 



course of trawling. 



Cyprina islandica. — Very plentiful, and often alive towards 



Speeton. 

 Lutrarta elliptica. — Very plentiful, and often alive towards 



Speeton. 



