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The latter is abundantly kept in the tanks, on account of its enor- mous powers of reproduction. The issue from a single living specimen would soon multiply at such a rate as to clothe the entire surface with dense masses of mussels ; but the young are greedily sought after by many fishes, &c. , so that they are advantageously BRITISH MUSSELS. 239 placed in tanks where their reproductive powers can be turned to account in feeding the other objects. We have several British species of mussel, the... prettiest Common Mussel (Mytilus edulis]. Fig. 171- Common Mussel, laid open to show the plated gills. of which is that called the " tulip mussel, " a variety of the common mussel, on account of the petal-like stripes of colour which streak the shells. The com- 240 CUTTLE-FISH, MOLLUSC A, ETC. mon mussel (Mytilus edulis) is one of the most fertile of all mollusca, and this natural history fact has been turned to greater practical account off the French coasts than off our own. It is capital food, especially when fresh, and as such is cultivated off the Nor- mandy coasts, as we cultivate oysters, and thence im- ported into the interior in immense quantities as food for the working people.
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