CONTENTS 



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CHAPTEE I. 

 History and Antiquity of the Oyster as an article of food, . 1 



CHAPTER II. 



Laws relating to Oyster Fisheries 7 



CHAPTEE III. 



Natural History and Anatomy of the Oyster 12 



CHAPTEE IV. 

 Eeproduction and G-rowth 17 



CHAPTEE V. 



Enemies of the Oyster 28 



CHAPTEE VI. 



List, and Account, of the principal Oyster-beds 30 



CHAPTER VII. 



Suggestions for the Formation of new Oyster-beds and the 

 Preservation of old ones 33 



Appendix 37 



