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oval swelled acute, 5 spires, 
smooth brittle, of a uniform 
dark or pale horny color. — 
Smaller than the last. 
4. Melania tessnla , Raf. ob- 
long, brown, seven spires, 
.somewhat tesselated by prom- 
inent ribs and small spiral 
strias, about one inch long, I 
have 3 varieties. 1. first spire 
with duplicate strias — 2. do. 
single strias, knoby tesselate 
shorter. 3. do. strias nearly 
obliterated. Are they different 
Sp? 
5. Melania costula , Raf. el- 
ongate, olivaceous brown, 7 or 
8 spires, all with regular angu- 
lar ribs lengthway, the first 
spire with a spiral angle end- 
ing at end of opening. Over 1 
inch, from the river Ganges, 
Commercial Enterprise. 
The hints in No. 1, of this 
Journal on Scientific Voyages 
have not been thrown in vain. 
Dr. Burroughs is gone on 
another voyage of trading and 
collecting Natural objects in 
South America and China — 
Other similar voyages as con- 
nected with Sealing are prepa- 
ring in Baltimore Albany and i 
elsewhere. I was applied to 
from Albany, to go and direct 
such a voyage of Natural Sci- i 
ences, which I have been com- 
pelled to decline, as I had sta- 
ted I only claimed the merit of < 
drawing the attention on the i 
subject, and would confine my < 
future travels and discoveries 
on dry land; but have recom- i 
mended to employ young natu- ] 
ralists or Students, some of < 
whom have applied to me to go 
on such an honourable enter- 
prise. Captain Morrell's voy- 
ages lately published have 
evinced how much may be 
achieved in various Countries 
with little means. 
It would even be worthwhile 
to set on foot exploring Jour- 
neys in our own country: these 
I might perhaps join. We have 
many private Explorers now, 
Audubon, Leitner, Conrad, kc . 
besjde myself, who collect for 
sale or museums. Florida, Ala- 
bama, Texas, New Mexico, 
the Apalachin, Ozark, and Or- 
egon mts would above all re- 
ward well future labors of this 
kind . 
NOTICE. 
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