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it is sometimes eaten, though according to Mr. J. H. Duvar, 
it is not much esteemed there. It can be taken, he says, in 
moderate quantity. No Scallops are imported from the 
United States into Acadia. 
As to the value of our species for food, as compared with 
the southern form, the testimony is all one way. Mr. Willis 
says that it, and the species next to be described, Pec, ten 
Islandicus, were considered delicacies in Nova Scotia, and 
that he had known them, when offered for sale, to sell readily 
for one shilling sterling each. Mr. Ingersoll, as mentioned 
above, refers to its excellence, and persons who have tried 
both have assured the writer that our Scallop is quite as good 
as the southern form. It has the advantage also of being 
larger than the latter. The muscle, the only part eaten, 
must be twice the size. 
The shells are made useful for many purposes, and here,, 
again, our species has the advantage. The valves are 
frequently used as dishes in fishermen’s families, and even 
by professional cooks. Indeed, it is said that, “ From its use, 
by cooks now, this shell [£. e., Scallop shells in general] has 
given the name to ‘ Scalloped ’ oysters.” The valves of the 
young of this, and those of the following species, are made to 
form part of pin-cushions, needle-books and other like 
ornaments, while the entire valves are sometimes used as 
mantel ornaments. The smooth, satin-like interior faces, 
particularly of the flat valves, take both oil and water colors 
well, and frequently are used as placques for painting upon. 
Their use by Oyster-culturists has been already referred to, 
and our species ought to be even better adapted for this 
purpose than P. irradians. No doubt there are many other 
minor uses found for this attractive shell. 
Works of Reference. 
The Scallop and its Fishery. By Ernest Ingersoll. American 
Naturalist, Vol. XN., Dec. 1886, pp. 1001-1006. 
General Remarks on the Use of the Genus Pecten by Man in 
Modern and Ancient Times. By R. E. C. Stearns. 
Overland Monthly. Vol. X., April, 1873, pp. 342-344. 
The Scallop Fishery. Fishery Industries of the U. S. VoL 
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