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1893p~Ryder, John A. A Coutribution to the Life-History of the Oyster {Ostrca 

 vb-ginica Gmeliu and O. edulis Liuii.). <NatiiraI History of Economic 

 MoUusks of the United States, by Ernest Ingersoll and John A. Ryder. 

 Washington, 1893, pp. 687-758. 



On pp. 711-758 is giveu a ropriut of 1887 n, the edition being struck from the sauu) 

 platea as tho latter. 



1893 q — Smith, Marion deK. Record of Licenses Issued to Tal<e Oysters in the 

 State of Maryland and the Several Counties thereof during the Season of 

 1892-93, and Licenses to Take Oysters with Scrape and Dredge, Issued 

 by the Comptroller of the Treasury. Baltimore, 1893, 8-', 135 pp. 



This pamphlet, being issued before the close of the season 1802-93, does not contain a 

 complete list of the licenses issued during that i 



1093 r — Smith, William. Oyster culture. ^Twenty-fifth Report of the Depart- 

 ment of Marine and Fisheries for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1892. 

 Ottawa. Parliamentary paper, 1893. Royal 8°, pp. xv-xix. 

 An account of the condition of the oyster industry in Canada in 1892. 



1893 s— Stevenson, Charles H. Report on the Coast Fisheries of Texas. <Report 

 U. S. Fislx Commission, 1891. Washington, 1893, vol. xviii, jip. 373-420, 

 plates 12-27. 



Contains a history of the oyster industry of Texas, and a description of the oyster- 

 grounds, with an account of the regulations aii'ecting them. 



1893 t — Thompson, Lindsay G. History of the Fisheries of New South Wales; 

 with a Sketch of the Laws by which they have been regulated : Compiled 

 from Official and other Authentic Sources. Published by Authority of 

 the New South Wales Commissioners for the World's Columbian Expo- 

 sition, Chicago, 1893. Sydney: Cliarles Potter, Government Printer, 

 1893. Royal 8^, 101 pp. 



On pp. 52-72 the oyster lisheries of New South Wales and the laws regulating them are 

 discussed with great thoroughness. The various oyster-producing localities, the area 

 and condition of the reefs, and the extent of the product are noted with much detail. 



1893u— Tonning, H. Ostreiculture. A Report Concerning the Actual Condition 

 of this Industry. Copenhagen. Andr.-Fred. Host and Fils, 1893, 8°, with- 

 out numbered pages. 



This paper is intended as a practical guide to carrying on tin; culture of oysters on the 

 coasts of Xorway. 



1893 V— Townsend, Charles H. Report of Observations Respecting the Oyster 

 Resources and Oyster Fishery of the Pacific Coast of the United States. 

 <Report U. S. Fish Commission, 1891. Washington, 1893, vol. xviii, pp. 

 313-372, plates 2-11. 



Is accompanied by charts showing the locations of tho public and private areas of 

 oyster-grounds. 



1893 v/— Whi^-eledge, Thomas. Extracts from report on the worm disease afitoct- 

 ing the oysters on the coast of Now South Wales. <History of the 

 Fisheries of New South Wales; with a Sketch of the Laws by which they 

 have been Regulated: Compiled from Official and other Authentic 

 Sources, Sydney, 1893. pp. 109-115. 



These worms appear to be Polydora ciliata. Tlio following brandies of the subject 

 are discussed : (1) The infected area; (2) Syiuptonis of the disease; (3) How tho worms 

 effect an entrance into the oysters; (4) Evidence as to boring, I'rom an exaininaliou of 

 • the sliell; and (5) the remedy. The original report was printed iu Kecords of the Aus- 



tralian Museum, Sydney, 1890, vol. I, pp. 41-55, pis. ni-VI. 



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