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The shells found around gardens am*1 cultivated spots are 
usually imported species* fhe shells that will he most valuable 
to -as aie the endemic species* The most popular habitats are under 
dead logs and piles of stones. Also look on trunks of trees and on 
the under surface of leaves of lowgrowing shrubs end ferns. fhe shells 
of the S. 1. are most abundant in open forests and the margins of thick 
forests. If you have the opportunity, please send rather large 
samples of moss from the trunks and branches of trees of thick forests, 
as this is a favorite habitat for minute species. 
Barely cover shells with solution o alcohol made by using one 
part of the alcohol provided you add two parts of water. Fill bottle 
with soft paper or cotton without crowding. Just before ship- ing pour 
off excess alcohol nd tighten cork. 
B* On low islands- 
1-ok under stones, sticks and leaves; on trees, bushes, grass 
and rocks. • Collect samp of sand (l/S pint at least) at water*s 
edge along beaches* The latter may be placed in muslin bags about 
£ x 8 inches and allowed to dry for shipment to Museum. Gather Mosses 
and lichens from rooks, bushes and trees. Place them in similer bags 
or in pasteboard boxes. 
If any palm tress are seen, carefully examine leaves and bark 
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(also eaves, sticks or stones under trees) for minute shells 1/16 inch 
long or larger. Place them in alcohol as directed in(A) above. 
Collect muslin bags or boxes full of earth wherever live shells 
have been found on trees or bushes above. 
