1318 OYSTERS, AND ALL ABOUT THEM. 



Lamellibranchiata, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 



140 ; the gill-plates variously modified in different 

 families of, 134. 



Lamellibranchs described, 137. 



Laminae, small plates, gill, 80; vascular, 80, (ref.), 156. 



Laminariae, 168 ; Lammarian zone, 152; Laminaria saccharina, 166. 



La mise en hu?neur, 60 1. 



Land and Water Journal, cited 224. 



Landsborougb, Dr., 172, 188. 



Langston Fisbery Order, 1869, Tbe, 429 ; ascidians in, 430 ; cbannel, 

 tbe, used as a growing ground, 429 ; character of tbe ground in, 

 429 ; cockle sbells laid down in, for tbe attacbment of spat, 430 ; 

 harbour, 343 ; non-adberence of spat in, 430 ; tbe placing of 

 oysters in, 430 ; tbe Soutb of England Oyster Company, 429. 



Lapland, 144. 



Larne (co. Antrim), 181. 



Larvae of tbe Angulata carry in themselves tbe elements of nutrition 

 and constitution, 613 ; of tbe edulis form tbemselves out of tbe 

 albuminous liquid secreted by tbe parent, 613 ; formation of 

 moving, 623, 638; fertilisation of, 112, 114, 119; bow tbe term 

 ougbt to be applied witb regard to oysters, 105, 106 ; 80 moving 

 produced from 100 fertilised ova, 630 ; precocious locomotion of, 

 616 ; (ref.) 106, 107, 108, 617, 627, 628. 



Larval oysters, activity of, 108. 



Laskey, Captain, 176, 183, 185. 



Lactuca, 282. 



Laviciare, M., 248. 



Lawson, Dr. Henry, The Popular Science Review, cited 342. 



Leacb, Dr., 141. 



Le Beau, MM. Blancbard, Jourdes, and, 566. 



Le Breneguy, area of, 548 ; advantageous cbange in tbe sbell takes 

 place, 549 ; M. d'Argy's contemplated attempts at reproduction 

 on a large scale, 549 ; contains 900,000 cubic metres of water, 

 548 ; tbe establisbment of, described, 548 ; bas a great future in 

 prospect : many millions of oysters can be delivered for consump- 

 tion by tbe establisbment at, 549 ; oysters dredged at, and laid 

 down quickly alter, 549 ; qualities acquired by tbem analogous to 

 tbose of Belou, 549 ; rapid growtb of, 849 ; tbe oysters reared at, 

 548, 549- 



