156 Beautiful Shells. 



shell, Carychium minimum (Fig. 89), though com- 

 mon, is almost microscopical. 



The embryo naturalist, perchance, may imagine 

 that a complete cabinet of common shells could be 

 easily set up ; but it is not every one whose enthu- 



87. 88. 89. 90. 



87. Ancylus fluviatilis (the Common Eiver Limpet), Muller. 



88. A. oblongus (the Oblong Lake Limpet), Kightfoot, 



89. Carychium minimum (the Minute Sedge Shell), 

 Muller. 90. Limax brunneus (the Brown Slug), var., 

 Drapamaud. 



siasm would lead them to undergo the task. The 

 man of science is well aware that he must trace out 

 the wonders of the living creation in their native 

 haunts, in order to their perfect comprehension; 

 we are therefore glad to know that the York 

 Natural History Society collects and sends out to 

 subscribers the shells and fossils of different British 

 districts and strata, at something like ten shillings 

 a set. 



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