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American oyster, water needed for.....-.. 41 
America, oyster culture in .......--.....- 41 
Analysis of the green oyster..-...-.-.... 45 
Ancient oyster culture in Lake Lucrin... 2 
Artificial fecundation of the oyster. .-.... 3 
Auray, collectors used in river ....-...-.. 28 
oyster/culture ati... ---o-cene5e5 6, 12 
Basins indispensable in oyster culture. -.. 45 
Bay of GAvres, oyster culture at.--...--. 12 
Berthelot, analysis of the green oyster ..- 45 
Blanchére on collecting apparatus ..--.... 22 
structure of the young oyster. 6 
Blavet, oyster culture at...........-----. 12 
Beuf, Hyacinthe, experiment of ......-... 21 
Bouquet collectors - ...------ ..-. 17, 18, 25, 26, 28 
Breeding of oyster, Dr. Leroux, remarks. 14 
of oysters in parks.-....-.-- 2 -5,'8, 9).10 
parks, general character of shore 13 
to be abandoned..-......- 10 
Broca, artificial fattening of oysters ..... 2 
consumption of oysters in N. Y.... 2 
oyster culture in America........-. 41 
cages for the reception of young.. 33, 34,35 
Charles, M., cause of ill-success in breed- 
inginiparks=-ss-<c-- Siena 8 
color of oysters ..-.-...-... . 46 
method of raising oysters... 43 
preparation of fattening 
WALK Sloeeeeeiesescccetessaes 41 
Chaumel, M., experiments at oyster-breed- 
INP Sccsceseenana-Cesccasn 6 et seq. 
memoir on oyster breeding.. 6 
on enemies of oyster.....-- z 36 
on fascine collectors........ 16 
preparation of bottom for 
fattening park............ 42 
received oyster-culture prize 
at fair at Vannes ........- 5 
spawning of oyster..-....--. 9 
tribute to M. Coste....,-.... 53 
Claire, definition of... ..-..----.- 2... eae 15 
PULPOSCOL +2 < cose sec ce seo oanasean= 36 
Coating the collectors, materials employed .20 et seq. 
Collectors, arrangement of ...-.------- 25, 26, 27, 28 
houguebiecscsssss--=--—= 17, 18, 25, 26, 28 
coating of... ..--- 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31 
de Wolbock's system.......-.. 20 
fascines -.-......00.----------- 16 
Leroux’s process.....------17, 18, 19, 20 
M. Chaumel’s description of.. 16 
M. Lazard’s description of .... 28 
of embroyo oysters...-..----- 4 15 
PIAN Keeeeccecceecc site cce BCGIOS 17 
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Collectors, recommended by Coste........ 15 
removalof young oysters from. 30 
file woo same ccewnie sms caivaca seco 17,18 
used at Morbihan ............. 18,19 
used in oyster breeding ....... 6 
used in the river Auray......- 28 
Corn meal used in fattening oysters -..... 42 
Coste, account of ancient oyster industry 
in| Make Tncrin.-cs-----sssesl-- 2 
collectors recommended by --.-..-.- 15 
experiments in oyster culture...... 2, 3,4 
failureOf se sscecse- ce seesecieene cee 4 
On‘ COlOLjOL OY Stern! =2 246.2 =e ae 45 
principal cause of the failure of .... 46 
rapport 4 l’empéreur, cited .......- 4 
structure of the young oyster ..... 6 
tributes't0 <2... <)522-<s-sc0-cecnsess 53 
voyage d’exploration, industrie du 
lac. Dusaro) Cited 2. .-escce cess <> 3 
Crabs inimical to oysters ..-............-. 36, 37 
Currents of water, effects of ...-.....-... 9, 12, 14 
Disintegration of coast rocks, results of . 11 
Embryo oysters, apparatus for collecting. 15 
collecting of............. 10 
Embryo, development of ................- 6 
Enemies of the oyster : 
(Ong becad ea cdoccunocobcEcoscoseooean 36, 37 
Murex tarentinus =< s-s-s.2ecceeseo- 37 
Nassa reticulata) <-.5.<..5-.2.-cc--e 38 
Thére ..... BORLA AH CBSECODS HO BOCERSROEE 38 
DHTMPoacsesaseescccaseees Bee oees 38 
Star-fish....-..- Salesa cesses enese eee — 38 
Failures in oyster breeding, cause of ..... lu 
Hascine collectors; +. . 2... .---<cceceuscoene 16 
Fattening oysters, care to be taken....... 45 
parkstesccoeac ao d-caccsecotee 39 
choice of bottom ......-.. 41 
character of water .-..---. 41 
preparation of bottom ... 42 
DASINS weeaseccscceec owas ccna 44 
Fecundation of the oyster, artificial....... 3 
Fraiche, M., structure of the young oyster 6 
GAvres, bay of, oyster culture at.-......-- 12 
Gressy, Dr., exhibited a star-fish holding 
SN OVBLOL=~ .-cecosnescese== 38 
method of detaching young 
OYSUCES\-coccemoanccsaseasor 32 
on bouquet collectors.--..... 25, 26 
on coating of lime........... 23, 24 
on consolidating the mud.-.-.. 29 
on spawning of oyster...---. 7 
provided for claires.......... 36 
raising young oysters in cages 34 
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