﻿CONTENTS. 
  

  

  Page. 
  

  

  Introduction 
  265 
  

  

  Distribution 
  ; 
  

  

  Atlantic 
  coast 
  265 
  

  

  Pacific 
  coast 
  266 
  

  

  Description 
  : 
  

  

  Eastern 
  oyster, 
  Ottreavirginiana 
  266 
  

  

  Pacific 
  coast 
  ' 
  ' 
  native, 
  " 
  Ostrea 
  lurida. 
  267 
  

  

  Keproduction 
  and 
  development: 
  

  

  Sexual 
  characteristics 
  267 
  

  

  Kipening 
  of 
  the 
  generative 
  organs. 
  . 
  . 
  268 
  

  

  Spawning 
  268 
  

  

  Embryonic 
  development 
  270 
  

  

  Fixation, 
  set, 
  or 
  spatting 
  274 
  

  

  Growth 
  274 
  

  

  Anatomy 
  276 
  

  

  Physical 
  and 
  biological 
  conditions 
  on 
  oys- 
  

   ter-beds 
  : 
  

  

  Temperature 
  of 
  water 
  280 
  

  

  Temperature; 
  planted 
  beds 
  in 
  San 
  

  

  Francisco 
  Bay 
  281 
  

  

  Density 
  of 
  water; 
  determination 
  of 
  

  

  density 
  and 
  temperature 
  281 
  

  

  Silt, 
  mud, 
  and 
  suspended 
  matter 
  283 
  

  

  Tides 
  and 
  currents 
  284 
  

  

  Depth 
  of 
  water 
  285 
  

  

  Weather 
  conditions 
  — 
  storms, 
  gales, 
  

  

  and 
  ice 
  285 
  

  

  Food 
  286 
  

  

  Enemies 
  288 
  

  

  264 
  

  

  Page. 
  

  

  Description 
  of 
  natural 
  bed 
  292 
  

  

  Destruction 
  of 
  natural 
  beds 
  — 
  causes 
  and 
  

  

  remedies 
  295 
  

  

  Increase 
  of 
  supply 
  by 
  artificial 
  means 
  296 
  

  

  Planting 
  with 
  seed 
  : 
  

  

  Preliminary 
  considerations 
  298 
  

  

  Preparing 
  bottom 
  299 
  

  

  Seed 
  301 
  

  

  Sowing 
  the 
  seed 
  302 
  

  

  Working 
  the 
  beds 
  303 
  

  

  Planting 
  with 
  cultch 
  or 
  stool 
  : 
  

  

  Preliminary 
  considerations 
  304 
  

  

  Preparing 
  bottom 
  305 
  

  

  Cultch, 
  collectors, 
  stool 
  305 
  

  

  Coating 
  cultch 
  309 
  

  

  General 
  considerations 
  on 
  spat-col- 
  

   lecting 
  310 
  

  

  Working 
  the 
  beds 
  312 
  

  

  Protection 
  from 
  enemies 
  313 
  

  

  Increase 
  on 
  planted 
  beds 
  320 
  

  

  Growing 
  oysters 
  in 
  ponds 
  320 
  

  

  Breeding 
  oysters 
  in 
  ponds 
  322 
  

  

  Artificial 
  propagation 
  330 
  

  

  Artificial 
  feeding 
  335 
  

  

  Fattening, 
  phunping, 
  floating 
  336 
  

  

  Greening 
  337 
  

  

  Transportation 
  and 
  length 
  of 
  life 
  when 
  

  

  removed 
  from 
  the 
  ■water 
  338 
  

  

  Notes 
  on 
  clam-culture 
  339 
  

  

  