The Oyster. 85 



accounts of some old travellers who stated that they 

 saw Oysters growing upon trees, were not so false 

 as many supposed them. 



The annexed figure is that of the CockVcomb 



Oyster, Ostrea Crista-Galli, a native of the Indian 

 Seas, and a very remarkable shell, on account of its 

 crooked or deeply indented form ; the specific name 



means cock's-crest. The Chinese Window Oyster, 

 called Placuna Placenta, which we may, if we like, 



