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ealy the lip or verge. of the mouth is of a lighter colour than.the refty 
being fometimes whitifh. It is every where to be met with in gardens, 
orchards, and hedges. aa : : 
"The yellow Snail, has a very beautiful hell, which ig nearly half an o 
inch in diameter, and almoft as much high. It confifts of five turns, 
and has a deprefled mouth, with a whitith rim or lip: the colour of 
the fhell is yellow, only along all the fpiral turns, there runs a broad 
ftreak, of a deep purplifh brown colour: this is alfo to.be met with in 
gardens, orchards, and hedges. 
“The yellow Suail with three ftreaks, is near half an inch in diameter, 
and as much high, with a roundifh depreffed mouth: the thell is com- 
pofed of five turns, and the clavicle terminates in a button: the gene-. 
ral colour is yellow, except the three ftreaks, which run along the {pi- 
ral.turns of the fhell, of a purplith brown colour; the middlemoft of 
thefe is broad, and the two outermoft narrower, this is alfo common 
‘in orchards, gardens, ‘and hedges. : 
The yellow Saail with four ftreaks, is of the fame fize as the former, 
and has the fame number of turns, and it has likewife a button at the 
extremity of the clavicle: the mouth is large and roundifh, but depref= 
fed and encompaffed with a thin rim, of a whitifh colour.’ The gene- 
ral colour of the fhell is yellow, only there are four narrow ftreaks or 
lines, of a purplifh colour, that follow the whole fpiral turn of the fhell, © 
running along the middle thereof: this may be eafily met with in fields 
and gardens. aS 
The yellowifh Snail with five lines, is of the fame fize with the for- 
mer, but has a thinner fhell, which is very brittle, and the clavicle ter-_ 
minates in a whitifh button: the mouth is large and deprefled, and is 
encompafled with a thin whitifh lip, the general colour of the fhell is a 
whitifh yellow, according to its fpiral turn, there run five ftreaks or 
lines to the top of the fhell, through the center of each turn: they are 
not fo plain as in the former. 
The fleth coloured Snail is one of the depreffed kind, and is near an 
inch in diameter, and yet no more than the third of an inch high; the 
fhell confifts of four fpiral turns, and the clavicle, which is .very flat, 
is roundifh at the extremity: the mouth is large, roundith, and encom- 
pafled with a thin round lip. It is of a faint reddith or fleth colour, 
and is beautifully radiated with a deep purplifh brown: this Snail is 
common in Germany, and it is faid to-have been feen on the bufhes in 
Lancafbire. : ee 
The whitith flatted Snail, is about three quartes of an inch in diame- 
ter, and more than a third of an inch high. It confifts only of three 
fpiral turns, and has a roundifh depreffed mouth, encompaffed with a 
thin rim: the general colour is a pale whitifh grey, only it is faintly 
radiated with lines and clouds of an obfcure purplith brown. It is 
common in France and Germany, and fome fay it is to met with in 
York/bire. : 
The whitifh deprefled Suail with a dentated mouth, is about half an 
inch broad, and its height no more than the third of an inch. © It con- 
fits of three or four fpiral turns; and has a flat clavicle: the mouth is. 
above a quarter of an inch long, and about as much broad, which 
makes the figure nearly roundifh. It has a pretty broad lip, of a pearly 
white, and is flightly dentated on each fide: the colour of the whole 
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