44: FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



32919. "Mill Tond." Cow Bay, Long Ishinil, New York. 



32778. " Shrewsburys." Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. 



32915. "Egg Island." Three years old. Morris Cove, Delaware. 



33788. "Chesapeake." Crisfield, Md. E. G. Blackford. 



32976. Pokamoke, Virginia. E. G. Blackford. 



Note. — The following series from the waters of Virginia andMarj^land, 

 all indigenous or " natur.-il growths " as distinguished from "plants," 

 were selected by Mr. G. W. Harvey, and furnished by Harvey »S:, Hol- 

 den, oyster-dealers of Washington, D. C. : 



33096. "St. Gerome River." Maryl.and. 



33097. "Deep Creek.' Ettstern shore of Maryland. 



33098. "Tangier Sound." Chesapeake Bay. 



33100. " Little River." Western shore of Maryland. 



33099. "Point Lookout Creek." Virginia. 



33101. "Naswnddox." E.astern shore of Virginia. 



330J5. " Rapi)ahannock." Rappahannock River, Virginia. 



33103. "York River." York River, Virginia. 



33104. "Cherrystones." Chesapeake Bay. 



3310i. "Presby's Creek." Presby's Creek, Virginia. 



The following series from Flori<la were furnished by Kossuth Niles, U. 

 S. N. : 



32805. "Appalachicola Bay." Aj)palachicola Bay, Florida. 



32806. "Cat Point." Same locality. 



32807. . Same locality. 



32808. "Raccoon oysters." A]»palachicola Bay, I^lorida. 



The following series from the vicinity of New Orlea.us were selected by 

 M. Zatarain, and furnished by W. Alex. Gordon, esq., of New Orleans, 

 La.: 



32800. " Timbalier Bay." Louisiana. 



32801. " Southwest Pass." Louisiana. 



32802. "Bayou Cook." Louisiau.a. 



32803. "Four B.ayous." Louisiana. 



32804. "Grand Lake." Louisiana. 



2. Series illustratiiig culture and individual variations: 



That portion of the s(;ries from South Norwalk, Conn., was fur- 

 nished by Hoyt Bros, of that place, at the instance of James 

 Richardson, esq. The ])ortion of the series from the vicinity of 

 New York was fmnislied by Mr. J. B. M. Carley through Mr. E. 

 G. Blackford, of New York. 



«. Growth. 1-20 years old : 



32958. Young sjjat on various stools. South Norwalk, Conn. 



32957. One year old. South Norw.alk, Conn. 



32967. Two to three years old. Natural growth. South Norwalk, Conn. 



3296H. Three to four years old. Natural growth. South Norwalk, Conn. 



32965. "Cullers." Three to four years old. South Norwalk, Conn. 



32962. Three years after transi)lantation. South Norwalk, Conn. 



32964. "Box." Four to six years old. South Norwalk, Coim. 



32916. "Cullers." Three years old. Vicinity of New York. 

 32918. "Single extra." Four years old. Vicinity of New York. 

 32776. " Double extra." Vicinity of New York. 



32917. "Box." Three years old. Vicinity of New York. 



