Bull. U. S F. C. 1890. Oyster-culture in France. (To face page 388.) 
Plate LXXVI. 
Fig. 1. Sables d’Olonne. View of Great Basin of elevage taken from neap the 
Sluice Gate. 
The claires, Fig. 2, are situated on the low meadows alongside. The end of the lake in the distance furnishes the 
water for salt evaporation. The white points seen in the figure are large heaps of salt. (Page 377.) 
Fig. 2. Sables D’Olonne. A View of the Claires taken from the margin of the 
Great Basin, showing the height, width, and character of the earthen 
BANKS THAT FORM THEIR OUTLINES. (Page 378.) 
