. The book of shells : containing the classes Mollusca, Conchifera, Cirrhipeda, Annulata, and Crustacea. Mollusks; Shells. tained within it ; it is said that, at times, there are as many as thirteen or fourteen] in one case. This cocoon is formed by the parent animal, and by it deposited in the mud or clay, which composes the bed of the pool it inhabits. The fact of the young leech being produced from these cocoons, although only latterly ascertained by naturalists, was long since well known to the dealers in leeches on the French coast, who avail themselves of this knowledge of their habits,
. The book of shells : containing the classes Mollusca, Conchifera, Cirrhipeda, Annulata, and Crustacea. Mollusks; Shells. tained within it ; it is said that, at times, there are as many as thirteen or fourteen] in one case. This cocoon is formed by the parent animal, and by it deposited in the mud or clay, which composes the bed of the pool it inhabits. The fact of the young leech being produced from these cocoons, although only latterly ascertained by naturalists, was long since well known to the dealers in leeches on the French coast, who avail themselves of this knowledge of their habits, to multiply them for the pur- pose of sale. *' It was by these means the leech-dealers of Bretagne,. 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 Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de, 1744-1829; Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927, former owner. DSI; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Committee of General Literature and Education. London : John W. Parker
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