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1863d— Anonymous. The Ouster; Where, How, ami When to Find, Breed, (!ook, 

 ;!n(l Ivit it. l.i)!i«lon, 1863. 

 Sei' ISC'}/. 



1863 e— Anonymous. Greeu oysters. <^The Field, London, Maixh 14, 1863. 



1863 f — Anonymous. The Oyster; Wliere, How, and When to Find, Breed, Cook, 

 and Eat it. Second edition, with a now chapter, tlie Oyster Seeker in Lon- 

 don. London, Scribner &.. Co., 1863. 12"=, 106 pp. 



Discusses very cleverly the following subjocta: (1) The oyster season; (2) Ancient his- 

 tory of the oyster; (3) Modern history of the oyster; (4) Natural history of the oyster; 

 (5) Distribution of oysters about the British shores; (6) The cooking of oysters; (7) ilod- 

 icinal properties of oysters; (8) Distribution of oysters in foreign countries ; (9) Oysicr 

 pearls; and (10) The oj'ster shops of London. See 1863d. 



1864 a— Buckland, Prank. Spawning oysters. <^Times, London, August 3, 1864, 

 1864b — Dickens, Charles (Editor). Oysters and oyster culture. <^ All the Year 



Round, London, 1SG4, vol. xr, pp. 161 et seq. 

 1864 c — Esdaile, David. Oyster culture. <[Good Words, London, 1864, vol. v, pp, 

 553-557. 



A compilation of information having particular reference to the experiments of M. 

 Coste, prosecuted at the instance of the French Government. States that in 1849 the 

 quantitj- of oysters consumed in Loudon nmouutod to 130,000 bushels. 



1864 d — Lawsou, Henry. Oysters and oyster culture. <;Popular Science Review, 

 London, 1864, vol. iii, pp. 448-459, one plate. 



A review of the knowledge then existing relative to Ostrea edulis. Discusses particu- 

 larly its distribution, anatomy, reproductiou, .age, enemies, the fishery in Great Britain, 

 tlie French methods of culture, and the necessities for similar operations on the shores of 

 Great Britain. 



1864 e — Pearce, M. Propagation of oysters. Brighton, 1864. 



Abstracts of reports relative to the experiments of Coste and Kemmerer. 

 1864 f— Anonymous. Oyster investigation. <Morning Post, London, August 29, 

 1864. 



An account of the investigations of the P;\rlianientary commissioners (see 1866 6) on 

 the condition of the deep-sea fisheries of Great Britain. 



1864 g — Anonymous. New oyster beds. <^Sporting Gazette, London, December 



24, 1864. 



Reports the discovery of new oyster bods in Glenlnce Bay, in the district of Gallo- 

 way, Scotland, and cites the possibilities for further di.scovcries of a similar nature. 



1865 a — Bertram, James G. The Harvest of the Sea. Loudon, John ISIurray, 



1865, 8°. 



On pp. 333-381 the following subjects are discussed by the author, the observations hav- 

 ing particuhir reference to Oitrca edwJu: (1) Proper time for oyster fishing to begin; (2) 

 Description of the oyster; (3) Controversies .about its natural history; (4) Spatting of the 

 oyster; (5) Growth ; (0) Quantity of spawn emitted by the oyster ; (7) Social history of the 

 oyster; (8) Great men who were fond of oysters; (0) Oyster breeding in France; (10) Lake 

 Fusaro .and the methods therein; (11) Bceuf's discovery of artificial culture ; (12) Oyster 

 farming in the Bay of Biscay; (13) The celebrated green oysters; (14) Marennes ; (15) Dr. 

 Xenimerer'splan; (16) Lessons to be gleaned from the French piscicultiu-ists ; (17) How to 

 manage an oyster farm; (18) Wliitstable; (19) Cultivation of natives ; (20) The Colne oyster 

 trade; (21) Scottish oysters; (22) The I'andores; (23) Extent of oyster ground in the Firth 

 of Fortli ; (21) Dredging; (25) Extent of American oyster beds. See 1868 6. 



1865b — Buckland Frank. Oyster culture. <Report of the thirty-fourth meeting 

 of the British Association for the Advancement of Science; held at Bath, 

 in September, 1864. London, 1865, pp. 89-90. 



Discusses briefly the natural history and culture of oysters, with notes on the causes 

 of the failurj of spat during the preceding seasons. 



1865 c — Buckland, Prank. Oyster enemies. <Land and Water Journal, London, 

 1865, vol. 1. 



