INDEX. 1279 



Archipelago, The Greek Islanders of the, 929 ; The Malay, "Breeding 



Pearls " in, 94.5 ; Pearl Fisheries of the Eastern, 937. 

 Arcidae (a genus of oysters) 200. 

 Arctic regions, The, 1031 ; the stratum of 1031 ; the fauna, 1031 ; great 



abundance of animal life in, 1032 ; shells of, 143. 

 Ardfry Point, 200. 



Ardnadam Pier, Holy Loch, effect on oysters by steamer traffic at, 427. 

 Argillaceous (of the nature, or consisting, of clay, 516.) 

 Argiope, The, 142. 

 Argus, The, 161. 

 Argy, M. d', 1078, 1109. 



Argyll, Duke of, 1131, 1132, 1137, 1138, 1148, 1149. 

 Aristides, 35. 

 Aristotle, 34,63, 225. 

 Aristotle's Lantern, 231. 

 Arklow, Cause of oyster reduction at, 1100. 

 Arnold, Matthew, cited 18, 29. 



Artificial breeding of oysters in ponds not successful in England, 1098. 

 Fecundation of oysters, 610, 611, 615; experiments in, 615-22; 



methods of, 622-27 '> application of, 628-32. 

 means not practicable to fatten oysters by, 1061. 

 Oyster Cultivation, 1154-91, 1258, 1259, 1028, 1041-53; preliminary 

 observations on, 1054-1153; choice of locality, 1154; preparing 

 the ground, 1 155 ; a model oyster farm, 1 155 ; the shape of ponds, 

 1155, 1156; Summer layings, 1156-62; breeding, 1162-1165; 

 fascines, 1165, 1166; hurdles, 1166; slates, 1167; stones, 1167; 

 tiles, 1167-1173 ; ruches, ,1173, n 745 cultch, 1174-1176; fattening, 

 1176-80; on the Essex creeks, 1180-83 '> the tank system of, 1183- 

 1185; Theory and practice of, 1185, 1186; Rules for the preservation 

 and improvements of natural oyster banks, 1 186, 1 187 ; the princi- 

 pal essentials necessary for the insured success of, 1188 ; formation 

 of shell, 1188-91; concluding remarks, 1191; et seq.\ Lord 

 Montagu on, 1082-87, 1098; Newspaper letter on, cited 1258, 1259. 

 Sea water, 1189 ; oxygenation of, 706 ; recipe for the preparation of, 

 268 ; price of per gallon in London, 269 ; experiments upon the 

 use of, for the preservation of marine animals, 1189. 

 Artificially impregnated eggs, experiments upon, 1141. 

 Asbjornsen, 153. 



