. Beautiful shells : their nature, structure, and uses familiarly explained : with directions for collecting, cleaning, and arranging them in the cabinet and descriptions of the most remarkable species. Shells; Shells. 152 Beautiful Shells. amber, and jputris means filthy; but there is nothing repulsive about the shell, which, with its variety, 8. gracilis (slender, is found always near CO. G1-G2. G3. Gk 60. Achatina acicula (the Needle Agate Shell), ZL'iller. C1-G2. Succiuca putiis (the Common Amber Snail), LinncDus. 63. Physa fontinalis (the Stream Bubble Shell), ibid. Gi. P. hypnoru
. Beautiful shells : their nature, structure, and uses familiarly explained : with directions for collecting, cleaning, and arranging them in the cabinet and descriptions of the most remarkable species. Shells; Shells. 152 Beautiful Shells. amber, and jputris means filthy; but there is nothing repulsive about the shell, which, with its variety, 8. gracilis (slender, is found always near CO. G1-G2. G3. Gk 60. Achatina acicula (the Needle Agate Shell), ZL'iller. C1-G2. Succiuca putiis (the Common Amber Snail), LinncDus. 63. Physa fontinalis (the Stream Bubble Shell), ibid. Gi. P. hypnorum (the Slender Bubble Shell), Hid. either crawliug on mud or damp, or attached to succulent plants. They are never found, however, in the water, '^ot so riii/sa fuiitinalis, SiS its nsLmG implies, j>7i//6a {(pvcraa)), inflated or blown out, and fontinalis, residing in springs or fountains. Yet the creature is herbivorous, feeding on the leaves, especially of Totamogcton, in lakes and rivers. Beneath the water it glides along with moderate, uniform motion, produced by the undulations of its foot. In the air it advances by jerks, without pro- truding its tentacula: and Montagu asserts that it will sometimes let itself down gradually by a thread affixed to the surface of the water, as the Limax drops itself from the branch of a tree. P. hypnorum is found in ditches and stagnant pools in many parts. 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; Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984, former owner. DSI; Roper, Clyde F. E. , 1937- , donor. DSI. London : Groombridge and Sons
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