312 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OP PISH AND FISHERIES, 



1858 b — Syton, T. C. A History of the Oyster and the Oyster Fisheries. Loudon, 

 John Van Voorst. 1858. 8^, 40 pp., 6 plates. 



Treats of (1) History and antiquity of tlio oyster as an article of food. (2) Laws of Great 

 Britain relative to oyster fislieries. (3) Natural history and anatomy of the oyster. (4) 

 Eoproduction and growth (OstreaechilU). (5) Enemies of thcoyster. (6) Listaud account of 

 the principal oyster beds of Great Britain. (7) Suggestions for the formation of new 

 oyster beds and the preservation of old ones. 



1858 c — Anonymous. Essay on oysters. <^Irish Quarterly Review, Dublin, 1858, 



vol. VII, pp. 804 et scq. 



1859 a — Pell, Robert L. Edible fishes of New York. ^Transactions of the New 



York State Agricultural Society, with an Abstract of the Proceedings of 

 the County Agricultural Societies. Albany, 1859, vol. xviii, pp. 334-397. 



Tlie oyster is discussed on pp. 394-396, the principal feature being statistics on the extent 

 of the industry in ^Vlaryland in 1858. 

 1859 b — Anonymous. Oyster culture in France. <Loudou Practical Mechanics 

 Journal, London, May, 1859. 



Describes briefly the experiments made in oyster-culture by the Government of France 

 in the Bay of St. Brieuc, on the coast of France. 



1059 c — Anonymous. Oyster manufacture. <Jourual of the Franklin Institute, 



Philadelphia, 1859, vol. 68, pp. 197-198. 

 Abstract of 1R59 6. 

 I860 — Martin, "W. C. L. Traveling oyster beds. ^Recreative Science, London, 



1860, vol. I, p. 96. 



1861 a— Dickens, Charles (Editor). Oystera. <A11 the Year Round, London, 



March 16, 18G1, vol. iv, pp. 541-547. 



Diacussos the '• morals " of the oyster and its edible qualities, with many references to 

 historical celebrities who were fond of them. 



1861b — Hall, Anna Maria. Concerning oysters. <St. James Magazine, London, 

 August, 18G1, vol. II, pp. 66-74. 



A comxiilation of well-known facts relative to the distribution and abundniice of oysters. 

 Also reviews briefly the oyster message of Governor "Wise, submitted to the Virginia 



Legislature in 18G0. 



1831c — Anonymous. Oysiers. <^Chaniber8' Journal. Edinburgh, 1861, vol. 36, 

 pp. .336 et seq. 



1862 a— Bertram, James G. The fisher folk of the Scottish east coast. <Mac- 



inillan's Magazine, London, October, 1862, vol. vi, pp. 501-512. 

 Contains a description of the oystenuen of Great Britain and their operations. 



1862 b— Anonymous. Cultivation of oysters on the west coast of France. <Time8, 



Loudon, November 13, 1862. 

 Describes the operations of the French Government and the results thereof. 

 1852 c— Anonymous. Kentish oysters. <Loudon Society, London, 1862, vol. iii, 

 p. .561. 



1863 a— Fortin, Pierre. Listof theCetacea, Fishes, Crustacea, .and Moiinsca, which 



now inhabit and have inhabited the Canadian shores of the Gulf of St. 

 Lawrence, and are the object of fishing operations, whether on a large or 

 small scale, and which are used as bait, etc. <Annual Report of Pierre 

 Fortin, Esq., Magistrate in Command of the Expedition for the Protection 

 of the Fisheries in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, during the Seasons of 1861 

 and 1862. Quebec, 1863, pp. 109-124. 

 1863 b— Jeffreys, John Gwyn. Ostrcida>. <Briti8h Conchology, London, John 

 Van Voorst, 1X63, vol. ii, jjp. 37-48. * 



Briefly reviews several previous writings on the subject of oysters and tlieir culture. 

 1863 c— Ma.sson, David. Oysters: A gossip about their natural and economic his- 

 tory. <Macmillan'8 Magazine, London, March, 1863, vol. 7, pp. 401-408. 

 A compilation relative to the methods of culture then practiced in France and England, 

 with references to many historical celebrities who were fond of oyster*. 



