OSTBEAME. 
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0 y«ter (0. ladeola, Moquin), besides the small and little-known crested 
°yster (0. cristata, Born), and the folded oyster (0. plicata, Chemnitz). 
°a the Corsi- 
Caa coast is 
oyster 
^Ued foliate 
lamellosa, 
Brocchi). 
There are 
hv° p r i ne ip a I 
Va i'ieties of 
the 
common 
°yster dredged 
*° r on the 
re ach coast, 
phick differ in 
Sl2e and deli- 
^ c y of flavour. 
^ese are the 
^cale and 
^ te nd oyster. 
, ben the first 
‘ as been fed 
.° r some time 
111 the oyster 
park > and has 
^u me d its 
^ e eaish hue, 
^designated 
10 Marenna 
yster, f' rom the 
pk so named 
Q P‘ e Bay of Seudre. Of this green colour we shall speak elsewhere, 
. The „ ” no nmnoraol • wTlfiTGVGr til 6. 
Fig. 130 . Groups of Oysters of different ages attached to a block of wood. 
n>r 86a ~board they abound. Who believed Uncle Jack when he told 
n 111 011 r y ou th of oysters growing on trees, and oysters so large that 
p e y required to be carved like a round of beef — of oysters on the 
°r°mandel coast as large as soup-plates? Nevertheless Uncle 
