Note 1 — Chapter I · THE OYSTER IN SEASON.
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The common Colchester and Faversham oysters are brought to market on the 5th of August. They are called Common oysters, and are picked up on the French coast, and then transferred to those beds; the Milton, or, as they are commonly called, the melting Natives, the true Rutupians, do not come in till the beginning of October, continue in season till the 12th of May, and approach the meridian of their perfection about Christmas. The denizens from France are not to be compared to British Native oysters, which are so called because they are born, bred, and fed in this country. These do not come to perfection till they are four years old.