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ig93p_Ryaer, John A. A Coutribntion to the Life-History of the Oyster (Ostrca 

 vlrgi7iica Gmelin and O. effwHs Liun.). <Natural History of Economic 

 Mollnslis of the Uuited States, by Ernest Ingersoll and John A. Ryder. 

 Washington, 1893, pp. 687-758. 



On pp. 711-758 is given a reprint of 1887 n, the edition being struck from the samo 

 plates as tlio latter. 



1393 q_Smith, Marion deK. Record of Licenses Issued to Take Oysters in the 



State of Maryland and the Several Counties thereof during the Season of 



1892-93, and Licenses to Take Oysters with Scrape aud Dredge, Issued 



by the Comptroller of the Treasury. Baltimore, 1893, 8°, 135 pp. 



This pamphlet, being issued before the close of the season 1892-93, does not contain a 



complete list of the licenses issued during that season. 



1893 r— Smith, "William. Oyster culture. '<Twenty-fifch Report of the Depart- 

 ment of Marine and Fisheries for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1892. 

 Ottawa. Parliamentary paper, 1893. Royal 8°, pp. xv-xix. 

 An account of the condition of the oyster industry in Canada in 1892. 



1893 s— Stevenson, Charles H. Report on the Coast Fisheries of Texas. <Report 

 U. S. Fish Commission, 1891. Washington, 1893, vol. xviii, pp. 373-420, 

 plates 12-27. 



Contains a history of the oyster industry of Texas, and a description of the oyster- 

 grounds, with an account of the regulations affecting them. 



1893 t— Thompson, Lindsay G. History of the Fisheries of New South Wales; 

 with a Sketch of the Laws by which they have been regulated : Compiled 

 from Official and other Authentic Sources. Published by Authority of 

 the New South Wales Commissioners for the World's Columbian Expo- 

 sition, Chicago, 1893. Sydney: Charles Potter, Government Printer, 

 1893. Royal 8°, 101 pp. 



On pp. 52-72 the oyster fisheries of New South Wales and the laws regulating them are 

 discussed with great thoroughness. The various oyster-producing localities, the area 

 and condition of the reefs, and the extent of the product are noted with much detail. 

 1893 u— Tonning, H. Ostrdiculture. A Report Concerning the Actual Condition 

 of this Industry. Copenhagen. Andr.-Fred. Heist and Fils, 1893, 8°, with- 

 out numbered pages. 



This paper is intended as a practical guide to carrying on the culture of oysters on the 

 coasts of Norway. 

 1893 V— Townsend, Charles H. Report of Observations Respecting the Oyster 

 Resources and Oyster Fishery of the Pacific Coast of the United States. 

 <Report U. S. Fish Commission, 1891. Washington, 1893, vol. xviii,pp. 

 313-372, plates 2-11. 



Is accompanied by charts showing the locations of the public and private areas of 

 oyster-grounds. 

 1893 w— Whiteledge, Thomas. Extracts from report on the worm disease aff'ect- 

 ing the oysters on the coast of New South Wales. <History of the 

 Fisheries of New South Wales; with a Sketch of the Laws by which they 

 have been Regulated: Compiled from Official and other Authentic 

 Sources. Sydney, 1893. pp. 109-115. 



These worms appear to be Folydora ciliata. The following branches of the subject 

 arediscu.sscd: (1) The infected area; (2) Symptoms of the disease; (3) How the worms 

 effect an entrance into the oysters; (4) Evidence as to boring, from an examination of 

 tlio shell; and (5) the remedy. The original report was printed in Kecords of the Aus- 

 tralian Itluseum, Sydney, 1890, vol. I, pp. 41-55, pis. in- VI. 



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