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1866 c— Knight, Thomas F. Descriptive Catalogue of the I'islitw of Nova Scotia. 

 Publisbed by direction of the Proviucial Government. Halifax, N. S. 

 Printed by A. Grant, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. 

 1866, 8^, .54 pp. 



The "Edible mollusca of Nova Scotia" are described on pp. 43-54. Tliis portion of 

 tlio work is really by Willis, for Mr. Knight says: -'The author is indebted to J. E. 

 Willis, Esq., of Halifax, for the following ample description of onr edible mollusca, which 

 has already been published in a colonial periodical." No trace has been found of the 

 periodical herein referred to. 



1866 d — Mearns, J. R. Oysters and dredgers. <^Once a Week, London, December 

 1.5, 1866, vol. XV, pp. 655-666. 



De8cril)e8 the ancient oyster companies of Faversham and Whit stable, disl t ict of Kent, 

 England, their origin and thoir oyster-grounds. 

 1866e — 0'Shaughne.ssey, Arthur W. E. On green oysters. <^Annal8aud Magazine 

 of Natural History, London, September, 1866, vol. xvili, pp. 221-228. 



A review of nearly everything that wast known rehitive to this subject in 1866, with 

 special reference to the papers of Crosse (Journal de Conchyliologie, 1863, vol. XI, p. 221;; 

 ('uzent(Comptes Kendus del'Acad^raie des Sciences, 1863, vol. t.vt, pp. 402-403); Chrisolm, 

 C. (Edinburgh. Medical and Surgical Journal, 1808, vol. iv, pp. 391-422) ; Gaillon (Journal de 

 Physique, 1820, vol. Ul, pp. 220-225 ; Bull. Science Soc. Philom., 1820, pp. 129-130 ; and Fror. 

 Nat., 1821, vol. I, No. 1, pp. 5-7) ; Valenciennes (Fror. Nat., 1841, v(d. xvni. No. 379, pp. 0.5-67) ; 

 Tli/.io (Ricorclic sopra il coloranifnto in verde delle branche delle Ostiiche, Venezia, 1845) 

 ■AU'\ Unckl.nnd (Tho Harvest of the Sea, London, 1865). 



J866f — Parliamentary Paper. The Hcrno Bay, Hampton and Kecnlver Oyster 

 Fii-bery Company. Evidence Taken in a Committee of the House of Lords, 

 April 19 and 20. 1866. London, 1866, 8"^. 



1866 g— Anonymous. Oysters on the south coast of England and the north coast of 



France. <^Times, London, September 6, 1866. 



Discusses and compares tiie French and the Engli.sh methods of oyster-culture. 

 1866 h — Anonymous. The exposition of Arcachon and its object. <Fraser'> 

 Magazine, London, September, 1866, vol. 74, pp. 297-308. 



Discusses the tislieries exposition of Arcachon, ref<>rring ]iarticularly and in detail to 

 the advance made in methods of 03'8ter-culture in the hay of Arcachon. 



18661 — Anonymous. Touching the oyster. <^Once a Wec^k, London, August 4, 

 1866, vol. XV, pp. 124-126. 



Kefers to the scarcity and high prices for oysters in England and the necessities for 

 better methods of obtaining a continuous supply. See 1866 j. 



1866 j— Anonymous. Touching the oyster. <Every Saturday, Boston, September 

 1, 1866, vol. II, pp. 244-246. 

 An abstiact roi)rjnt of 1866 j". 



1867 a— Buckland, Frank. On oyster cultivation, <Report of the thirty-sixth 



m<'eting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science; held 

 at Nottingham, August, 1866. London, 1867, pp. 70-71. 



.\n abstract of the address delivered, which discussed partii'ulaily the dc\ clDiunent 

 and movements of oyster-spat, and the chemical constituents of oysters. 

 1867 b— Chambers, W. and R. An oyster-island: Oyster fisheries on He de R^ 

 <Chambers' Journal, Edinburgh, April 27, 1867, vol. 44, pp. 2.57-260. 



Oysters formeily grew naturally about the shores of this island, situated on the west 

 co.ist of France, and which is so celebrated for its salt and oyster products; but the 

 increased consumption or other causes led to tlie depletion and tinally to the destruction 

 of the natural beds. In Maich, 1858, the present system of oysli-r-cuUure was iuaugu 

 rated by a poor stonemason, n.amed liyacynthe IJwuf. This paper di^scribcs the experi- 

 ments of r.rciif and those of Jean Jacques Coste, which followed the former, and notices 

 witli muili detail the general methods of culture practiced at the date of its puldieation. 

 1867 c— Dickens, Charles (Editor). Oyster nurseries. <A11 the Year Round, 

 London, July 27, 1867, vol. 18, pp. 116-118. 



Discusses oyster enemies, the scarcity of oysters, and the necessities for tlie formation 

 of oyster-cult iir.al stations on the shores of Great Britain, the operations iu France b«U'.g 

 the basi.f of the latter port! .n of the jiaper. 



