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Table illustrating the growth of the Arcackon Oyster Industry 

 from 1859-1907 — continued. 



[At.B. — The figures relate to O. edulis alone.] 



The foregoing tabulation deals, as stated, solely with 

 the product of the culture of the oyster indigenous to 

 the coasts of France and England, Ostrea edulis. Of 

 late years a formidable rival, the Portuguese oyster, 

 O. angulata, has been largely laid down and cultivated 

 in France ; its popularity and sales have been great and 

 are increasing as it has the advantage of the native in 

 everything" save flavour ; it grows more rapidly, is larger, 

 more robust in constitution, requires a minimum of care 

 under cultivation, and finally, has enormous reproductive 

 powers. The mass of the people who could not usually 



