. Beautiful shells : their nature, structure, and uses familiarly explained, with directions for collecting, cleaning, and arranging them in the cabinet : descriptions of the most remarkable species, and of the creatures which inhabit them : and explanations of the meanings of their scientific names, and of the terms used in conchology. Shells; Shells; Mollusks. 24 FKLSn-WATEK SHELLS. hence, perhaps, the scientific name applied to the family in which they are mostly included—Limnaidce, which, like limn— to paint, agrees with the French enluminer. These molhisks are found in rivers, streams, di
. Beautiful shells : their nature, structure, and uses familiarly explained, with directions for collecting, cleaning, and arranging them in the cabinet : descriptions of the most remarkable species, and of the creatures which inhabit them : and explanations of the meanings of their scientific names, and of the terms used in conchology. Shells; Shells; Mollusks. 24 FKLSn-WATEK SHELLS. hence, perhaps, the scientific name applied to the family in which they are mostly included—Limnaidce, which, like limn— to paint, agrees with the French enluminer. These molhisks are found in rivers, streams, ditches, and moist marshy places. Like tliose which live wholly on land, thej- breathe through lungs, and therefore cannot exist without air; which accounts for their frec^uently coming to the surface, when under water. In brooks, as well as in stagnant pools, which abound with aquatic plants, they may be found in vast numbers, feeding upon the moist Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Adams, H. G. (Henry Gardiner), 1811 or 12-1881. London : Groombridge and Sons
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