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1868 c—Caiid, James; Huxley, T. H.. andLefevre, G. S. Report of the Coinniis- 

 sioiRUS Appointed to Iiuinire into the Sea Fisheries of the United Kingdom. 

 Presented by command, 18G6. London, 1868. 8°, 179 pp., one map. 

 A reprint of the report contaiiied in 1808 b. 



1868 d— Calder, J. B. Oyster-culture: a Compilation of Fact. Tasmania, 1868, 8<^, 

 3 plates. 



1868 e— Dallas, E. S. British oysters at Rome. <Once a Week, London, February 

 29, 1868, vol. XVIII, pp. 186-190. 



Iti-views much of the existiiif; iuforniation relative to the consumption of British oysters 

 by the Eomaiis and speculates as to their methods of obtaining them. 



1868 f— Dallas, E. S. French oyster nurseries. <Once a Week, London, Septem- 

 ber 19, 1868, vol. XIX, pp. 231-235. 



Describes the imperial stations or pares in the bay of Arcachon, France, and the methods 

 therein employed, witli references to the necessity for similar procedures on the British, 

 coast. 



186Sg — Dempster, Heury. The Declc-welled Fishing-boat, and B"'islieries and Fisli- 

 markct Reform: being Dialogues on those Important Subjects, with lull 

 Information on the Oyster Question. Glasgow, 1868, 8^. 



186C h — de Vere, Scheie. Mine oyster. <^Putuam's Magazine, New York, October, 



1868, vol. II, pp. 418-431. 



A cdiiiiiilation and discussion of the natural history of the oyster. 



IBSOi— Penueil, H. Cholmondeley. Report made to the Board of Trade on the 

 Oyster and Mussel Fisheries of France, and the Applicability of the French 

 System to British Waters. Parliamentary Paper, London, 1868. 



1868J — Anoiiymous. Oysters, and the oyster fisheries. <^Edinburgh Review, 

 Edinburgh, January, 18 8, No. cclix, pp. 22-39. 



Reviews and comprises much of the valuable material contained iu the following publi- 

 cations: "A history of the oyster and the oyster tisheries; " by T. C. Eyton, London, 1838. 

 '•Voyage d'Exploration sur le Littoral de la France et de I'ltalie: " par M. Coste, Paris, 

 1861. "The Oyster, where, how, and when to tind, breed, cook, and eat it;" London, 1863. 

 "The Harvest of the Sea;" by James G. Bert r.am, London, 1865. "TJeport of the Commis- 

 sioners appointed to inquire into the sea fisheries of the United Kingdom;" London, 18CC, 

 and "Successful Oyster Culture;" by Harry Lobb, London, 1867. 



1868 k — Parliamentary Paper. Sea Fisheries Act, 1868. I'art iii. Oyster and 



Mussel Fisheries. Board of Trade Regulations lot the Instruction and 

 Guidance of Persons api)lying for Fishery Orders under Part iii of the Sea 

 Fisheries Act, 1868 (31 and .32 Vict., chap. 45). Loudon, 1883. ' 4'^, 12 pp. 



1869 a — Buckland, Frank. On the i)rogress of oyster and salmon cultivation in 



England. <^Report of tlie British Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, thirty-eighth mooting, hold at Norwich iu August, 1868. Ldiidoii, 



1869, pp. 90-91. 



AtfriUutes tlio failure of spat along the Britisli coasts during the preceding six years 

 to the cold weatlier and the rough water prevalent throughout the spawning season. 

 1869 b — Jeffreys, John Gwyn. Ostrea edulis. <[British Concliology, Loudon, 

 John Van Voorst, 1869, vol. V, pp. 165-166. 

 Refers to several writings in which this species is discussed. 



1869 c — K , W. Tlie oyster trade in the United States. <Tlie Fichl, London, 



May, 1869, vol. 3.3, p. 388. 



lieviews threeeonsiilar reports emanating from the Britisli Foreign Ofliee, relative to 

 tlieoy.ster industry of Chesapeake Bay, Louisiana, ami New England walers. 

 1869 d — "Ostren." Artificial oyster culture. <[The Field, London, Fel>ruary 13, 



1869, p. 139. 

 1869e— Pennell, A. Francis. Oyster culture. <Tiinos, Loudon, Jauunry 29, 18()9. 

 1869 f— Wilcocks, J. C. Oyster fisheries. <The Field, London, 1869. 



Des< ribes the location of certain oyster beds on the coast of Great Brituiu and citea tho 

 probabilities for discovering new areas. 



