CARP, DA CE AND MINNO IV. 



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and numerous curious and perplexing forms have resulted from such 

 intermixturing. 



The so-called Carp of the Hudson appears to be either escaped Gold- 

 fish or some inferior hybrid form of the " Karausc.he " type. Those 

 introduced into California a few years ago by Mr. Poppe were an inferior 

 strain of Scale Carp. The "Carp" of Virginia is a sucker, CarJ)iodcs 

 cyprinus. 



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The Gold-Carp, the favorite of aquarium-keepers, is constantly becoming 

 more popular, and many thousands have been distributed by the United 

 States Fish Commission within the past few years, incidentally, in con- 

 nection with the work on food-fishes. It frequently escapes from domes- 

 tication, reverts to the natural hue of olive-bronze, and is taken in nets 

 and brought to market. The graceful long-tailed and triple-tailed vari- 

 eties from Japan are reared by the Fish Commission as well as the silvery 

 and the parti-colored forms, silver and gold. Mr. Seal has by artificial 

 selection produced some grotesque forms, surpassing even them of Japan. 



"The Gold-fish and its Culture," by, Hugo Mulertt, of Cincinnati, is 

 a book worthy of a place by the side of every aquarium. Henry W. Elliott, 

 of Cleveland, has had fine success in hatching then in open, ornamental 

 ponds, and has described his experience in the Bulletin of the United 

 States Fish Commission. 



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