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Vices people have the impression that the pearl is found only in the oysters
gathered beneath the waters of tropical America, Persia and India.

It is true that these bivalves frequently secrete the most valuable specimens
of the opaque gem, but they cannot claim the exclusive production of these
much-sought-for articles of commerce.

Oysters grown in any locality frequently contain a prize, while even the
fresh-water clam, which has its home in the beds of the clear-running streams of
New England, is eagerly hunted, in the hope of finding an occasional pearl.

Nearly every boy or girl has paused before some well-kept garden to admire
the beautiful conical-shaped shells arranged along the sides of the walks, and
wondered what creatures had used these houses for their habitations. 4

These are the conch-shells; they are found in great profusion about the
Bahamas and West India Islands.

This species of mollusk are pearl-producing, and although the gems do not
rank in price with those taken from the oyster, they are considered by many to