. 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. rerucuiUo, 53 PERIVflNKLE. Tills is tlie commonest representative wliicli we have of the family Turhinidce, wliicli compreliencls^ according to Cuvier, all tlie species wliicli have the shell completely and regularly turhinated—that is^ if we translate the Latin word into English^ tv/isted. The little Periwinkle (here he is) is by no means a handsome mollusk_, but some of his re
. 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. rerucuiUo, 53 PERIVflNKLE. Tills is tlie commonest representative wliicli we have of the family Turhinidce, wliicli compreliencls^ according to Cuvier, all tlie species wliicli have the shell completely and regularly turhinated—that is^ if we translate the Latin word into English^ tv/isted. The little Periwinkle (here he is) is by no means a handsome mollusk_, but some of his relatives are very beautiful^ as we shall presently show. He is called by naturalists T, littoreus—from litforalisj belonging to the shore —and is often eaten by boys and girls with great relish j but he is not very digestible,, and sometimes occasions dangerous disorders. The Swedish .pea- sants believe that when the periwinkle crawls high upon the rocks^ a storm is brewing from the south; but Linnaeus quotes a Norwegian author to show that according to popular belief, it foretells the approach of a land wind with a calm on shore. Man may learn much of elemental changes from an observation of the movements and habits of all living creatures^ which are instructed by God to provide for their safety and wants^ and often per-. 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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