Bull. U. S. F. C. 1890. Oyster-c 
in France. (To face page 388.) 
Plate LXXVIII. 
Fig. 1. Marennes (La Tremblade). View of the Claires for greening the 
Oysters. 
The draining and feeding canal, communicating with the large one of the preceding figure, is seen margined with 
planks. The picture shows clearly the flat character of the country, the size of the claires and of embankments, 
and the way in which the establishments are crowded together. Each shop in the figure represents a collection 
of adjoining claires. (Page 379.) 
Fig. 2. Marennes (La Tremblade). A Basin of d£gorgement, concreted, drained 
by Compartments. 
An oyster tramway is seen ; the Soudre in the background ; at the left the margin of a low claire. (Page 380.) 
