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The basin of Arcaclion and other maritime rivers is where the artificial 

 cultivation of oysters has mostly been attended to. In the season end- 

 ing April, 1877, over 202 million, valued at ih million francs, were 

 delivered from Arcachon. The Auray district delivered over 101 

 million oysters, valued at 500,000 francs, during the same period. 



Oyster culture in England is still in its infancy, and the oyster-beds 

 are over-dredged and almost empty, hence the high price of the delicacy 

 at present, but steps are being slowly taken to remedy the evil. 



The following list of works on Oysters and Oystei"-culture is given for 

 those who wish to pursue the subject further : — 



History of the Oyster and Oyster Fisheries ; by T. C Eyton. 



London, 1858. 

 -, Die Austern und die Austei-nwirtshaf t ; von K. Mobius. Berlin, 



1877. 

 Die Danske Osterbanker ; H. Kroyer, Copenhagen, 1839. 

 On the Food and Reproductive Organs of Ostrea virginiana, &c. ; 



by J. M'Crady. Proceed. Boston Soc. Nat. History, December 



3, 1873. 

 Unterschungen tlber die Austern ; K. Mobius. ISTach. Deutschen 



Malak.'Oessellschaft III, 1871. 

 Organes genetaux des Acephales Lamellibranches ; par H. Lacaze- 



Duthiers. Annales des Scienes Naturelles, 1854. 

 Same Author : Sur les Organes de la genei^ation de I'Huitre. 



Comptes Rendus, 1855, X 4, p. 415. 

 On the propagation of the species in the common Oyster. Croonian 



Lecture for 1826, by Sir E. Home. Phil. Trans. 1827, p. 39." 

 Report of the Commissioners appointed to examine into the methods 



of Oyster-culture in the United Kingdom and in France. Blue 



Book, 1870. 

 Guide Pratique d'Ostericulture. Prof. F. Eraiche (quoted by 



Dr. Brooks without date or locality). 

 Development of the American Oyster ; by Dr. W. K. Brooks. 



Annapolis, U.S. State Printer, 1880. 

 Report of the Oyster Culture Commission. Blue Book, Govern- 

 ment Printing Office, Sydney, 1877. 

 Natural History of the Oyster and Economy of the Oyster Farm. 



Harvest of the Sea ; by James G. Bertram. 3rd edition. 



Chaps, XII and XIII. London, Murray, 1873. 

 Report Fisheries Inquiiy Commission. Blue Book, Sydney, 1880. 



Evidence and Appendices passim. 

 On the Edible Oysters found on the Australian and neighbouring 



Coasts; by J. E. Cox, M.D., F.L.S., ttc. Proc. Linnean 



Society, N.S. Wales, vol. VII, p. 122. 

 Voyage d'Exploration sur le Littoral de la France et de ITtalie ; 



P. M. Coste. Imprimerie Imperiale. This treats of the culti- 

 vation of the Oyster and the breeding of Eels. A magnificent 



book. 

 The Oyster ; where, how, and when to find breed, and cook it. 



London, Triibner & Co., 1861. 



