CONTENTS 



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CHAP. 



I. The history of pearls 



. II. Where pearls are found H 



III. The anatomy of the pearl oyster and the 



STRUCTURE OF ITS SHELL . • • • 1" 



IV. The life history of the pearl oyster, and 



THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IT LIVES ■ . 42 



Y. Pearls . 52 



\l. A Ceylon pearl fishery 68 



VII. Pearl fisheries of other lands , . . 83 



VIII. The origin of pearls 91 



IX. Pearls in jewellery and trade, odd facts . 116 



X. The pearl oyster, the trader, and the 



scientist 1'24 



Bibliography .138 



Glossary 140 



Index 144 



