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15. Tom-cod, (Morrhua pruinosa.) Abundant during the winter 

 months ; price, fresh, 3^d. per doz., mixed sizes. 



16. Kock-cod, (M. vulgaris.) Attains the weight of 15 lbs ; price, 

 fresh, same size as specimen preserved, 4d. ; dried, per qtl. of 112 lbs., 

 10 to 14s. 



17. Sea Perch, (Labrus ceruleus.) Very abundant ; of fine flavor. 



18. Cat-fish, ( Pimelodus catus.) 



19. Norway Haddock, (Sebastes Norvegicus.) Not very abundant ; 

 delicate flavor ; price, fresh, 2d. each. 



20. Smelt, (Osmerus viridescens.) Extremely abundant during the 

 winter months ; delicious flavor. Is so abundant as to be often used for 

 manure ; price, fresh, in Halifax fish market, 2d. per doz. 



21. Perch, (Perca Jiavescens.) Abundant in fresh waters ; fine 

 flavor ; price, fresh, in bunches of 1 doz. each, 6d. 



22. Dog-fish {Spinax Acanthias.) Foetus taken from the mother 

 October, 1861. Attains the weight of 16 lbs. ; very abundant on the 

 coasts of the province ; affords a valuable oil ; price, dried, 3s. per hundred. 

 Used for fattening pigs, &c, and frequently for manure. 



23. Flounder, (Platessa plana.) Price, fresh, per bunch of six, 2^d. 



24. Dollar-fish. Not abundant ; flesh white and of fine flavour ; 

 price, 3|d. per doz. 



25. Lump-fish, (Cyclopterus lumpus.) Very rich flavor; price, 

 l£d. to 2d. each, averaging 1 lb. weight. 



Pickled Fish, &c, collected under the superintendance of W. H. Townsend, 

 Esq., late Inspector of Pickled Fish. — One case each of Codfish, Haddock, 

 Hake, and Pollock ; one and a half bbl. No. 1 Mackerel, one and a half bbl. 

 No. 1 Pound Herring, one bbl. No. 1 Split Herrings, one bbl. Trout, one 

 tub of Salmon, one and a half bbl. of Alewives, one bbl. of Shad, by J. S. 

 O'Brien Noel, one boxDigby Herrings, by Benj. Hardy, Digby. 



A collection of Fish preserved in tins consisting of Lobsters, Mackerel, 

 Salmon, Eels, and Haddock. 



Mollusca. — The most important species, and the only one used generally 

 for food, is the Oyster, of which there are unlimited deposits along the 

 shores washed by the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The whole coast from Cape 

 Breton to New Brunswick being almost continuous Oyster-beds. If pro- 

 perly worked, they would form a source of very profitable employment for 

 a large number of persons. The Oysters of Tatamagouche resemble in 

 appearance, and are equal in flavour, to the best English " natives." The 

 other species of mollusca, though found generally in profusion along the 

 shores of the province, are but little sought after by the people of Nova Scotia. 



This department is illustrated in the Nova Scotia Court by the following 

 collection, contributed by J. K. "Willis, Esq., Principal of the National 

 School, Halifax, — nearly all are abundant and cheap : — 



Oyster (Ostrea Borealis, and 0. Virginiana,) Scallop (Pecten Magellanicus, 



P. Islandicus, and P. concentricus,) the latter is small and rare. Clam 



Mactra gigantea, M. solidissima, Venus mercenaria, Cyprina Islandica^ 



