CONTENTS 



CHAPTEE I. 



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



CHAPTEE II. 



Laws relating to Oyster Fisheries 7 



CHAPTEE III. 



Natural History and Anatomy of the Oyster 12 



CHAPTEE IV. 



Eeproduction and Growth 17 



CHAPTEE V. 



Enemies of the Oyster 28 



CHAPTEE VI. 



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



CHAPTEE VII. 



Suggestions for the Formation of new Oyster-beds and the 

 Preservation of old ones 33 



APPENDIX .' 37 



