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ANATOMY OF THE ROUND CLAM OR " LITTLE NECK " . . . 12 



ANATOMY OF THE OYSTER ' 24 



THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN OYSTER . ... 44 

 TILE COLLECTORS IN PLACE ON A TIDAL FLAT AT AURAY, FRANCE 82 

 ARCACHON, FRANCE. OYSTER PARKS WITH Low CLAY WALLS 82 

 ARCACHON. PARKS WITH SOMEWHAT HIGHER WALLS CON- 

 TAINING CASES FOR THE GROWING YOUNG 82 



NEWLY ARRANGED COLLECTORS OF BAMBOO ON A TIDAL FLAT 



IN JAPAN 88 



OYSTER PARK OR GROWING GROUND IN JAPAN .... 88 



OBJECTS TO WHICH SMALL OYSTERS HAVE ATTACHED . . . 120 

 AN IRON MAST HOOP FROM CHESAPEAKE BAY COVERED BY 



THOUSANDS OF OYSTERS OF VARIOUS SIZES .... 120 



A FLEET OF GASOLINE TONGING BOATS IN HAMPTON ROADS, VA. 130 



TONGERS AND CULLERS AT WORK ON PAMLICO SOUND, N. C. . 130 



A NORTH CAROLINA DREDGING SCHOONER, SHOWING DREDGE 



AND HAND WINDLASS 134 



DRAWING A MORE MODERN DREDGE BY STEAM POWER ON THE 



NEW YORK OYSTER GROUNDS 134 



STEAM DREDGING VESSEL ON LONG ISLAND SOUND .... 136 



STEAM DREDGING VESSEL OWNED AT NEW HAVEN .... 136 



NEW YORK STEAM DREDGING VESSEL TOWING THE DREDGES . 136 

 A POWERFUL ICE-BREAKING STEAMER OWNED AT NEW HAVEN, 



CONN 140 



THE LARGEST OF THE NORTHERN OYSTER FLEET .... 140 



OYSTER CLUSTER COVERED WITH MUSSELS 162 



THE NATURE OF THE CROWDING IN OYSTER CLUSTERS . . . 162 

 LABORATORY EMPLOYEES TONGING AND CULLING CLUSTERED 



OYSTERS IN LOUISIANA 232 



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