INDEX 



Acclimatization of eastern 

 oysters on the Pacific 

 coast, 273 

 Acephala, meaning of the term, 



21 

 Adductor muscles of the oyster 

 embryo, 47 

 contraction of, to clear the 

 mantle chamber, 58 

 Agricultural schools in the U. S., 



purposes of, 76, 298 

 Albemarle Sound, marine life 



absent from, 230 

 Alabama, oyster fields of, 254 

 Algae, growth of, on clam beds, 



286 

 Appalachicola Bay, natural oyster 

 beds of, 253 

 survey of, 253 

 Area available for clam culture 



in Massachusetts, 314 

 Area devoted to oyster culture 

 in Connecticut, 200 

 in Louisiana, 266 

 in New York, 200 

 in Rhode Island, 200 

 in Washington, 271 

 Argument from design, 49 

 Artificial fertilization of the 

 egg, 109 

 experiments on, 112 

 in clams, 116, 307 

 failure of, 115 

 Atlantic coast the greatest 

 oyster nursery in the world, 

 187 

 inside waterways on, 269 

 Attachment of the oyster, 48 



Bamboo, its use in Japanese 



oyster culture, 87 

 Barnegat Bay, character of, 204 



natural oyster beds in, 178 

 Bass, black, common names of, 

 280 

 striped, introduction of, into 

 the Pacific, 270 



Bay of Fundy, oysters in, 177 

 Bayou Cook, rate of oyster 

 growth in, 262 



Coquette, rate of oyster 

 growth in, 262 



Schofield, rate of oyster 

 growth in, 262 

 Beaches, rights to, 181 

 Belding, Mr. D. L., on the de- 

 struction of young clams, 

 291 



on the development of the 

 hard clam, 323 



on the development of the 

 scallop, 337 



on the growth of the hard 

 clam, 326 



on the supposed migrations of 

 the scallop, 337 



on the reproduction of the 

 scallop, 347 

 Blue Points, 188 

 Boats, capacities of, 139 



gasoline, 140 



history of the use of, in the 

 northern field, 137 



modern steam, 136, 199 



sail, 134 



sizes of, 138 



tonging, 135 



used in oyster culture, 134 

 Boston Harbor, clam flats of, 



277 

 Bottoms, barren, for oyster cul- 

 ture, 101 



barren clam, in Massachu- 

 setts, 314 



character of, on the Atlantic 

 shore, 94 



favorable for the soft clam, 

 282 



nature of, in Louisiana, 260 



paving of, 95 



of ponds in France, 83 



reclaiming of, 84 



softness of, on European 

 shores, 82 



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