Note 2785 — BOOK IX. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF FISHES. (continued 2)
John Bostock translation
Cuvier says, that at the time of the oyster spawning, its body appears swollen in some parts with a milky fluid, which is not improbably the fecundating fluid. During this season the oyster is generally looked upon as unfit for food; among us, from the beginning of May to the end of July.