390 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



do not know anything more about it, except that it is highly prized by 



the Wlu'zburg people. In spite of all the inquiries I have made, I have 



not been able to reach any certain result as to the gold-carp. I cannot 



get any from France, owing to the scarcity of spawn. I do not know 



whether there is anything mysterious about this fish, but, at any rate, 



I cannot learn anj" data concerning it. From Lohmann-Witten I have 



received what pretended to be " carpes d'or,^^ but I do not know what 



fish these are which have been honored with this name ; I believe they 



are common scale carp. I shall shortly reopen my correspondence with 



France, and perhaps I shall succeed. There are also blue carp of the 



leather, mirror, and scale varieties. 



ECKAEDT. 



PI.A1V OF THE INTERN ATIOIVAI. FISHERIES EXIIIBITIOIV TO BE 

 IIEI.D AT EDIIVBUKCIII, S€Ori,AJVB>, AN© A 1,IS»T OF PRIZES TO 

 BE AWARDED. 



BY J. A. I.EOIVARD. 



Department of State, 

 Washington, March 7, 1883. 



Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for your information and 

 consideration, a copy of a despatch from the consul of the United States 

 at Leith, Scotland, in reference to the International Fisheries Exhibition, 

 which is to be held at Edinburgh, Scotland, beginning on the 12th of 



April, 1882. 



I am, sir, your obedient servant, 



FEEDK. T. FRELINGHUYSEX. 



Spencer F. Baird, Esq., 



Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries. 



[Enclosure. Mr. Leonard to Mr. Davis, No. 21, dated January 26, 1882.] 



PLAN OF THE INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES EXHIBITION TO BE HELD AT 

 EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, AND A LIST OF PRIZES TO BE AWARDED. 



^o. 21.] Consulate of the United States, 



Leith, Scotland, January 26, 1882. 



Sir : I have the honor to submit herewith to your Department a 

 report which I have compiled regarding the arrangements made for the 

 International Fisheries Exhibition to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, 

 during April, 1882, such report including a statement of the objects of 

 the exhibition, and lists of the prizes offered for exhibits and essays, and 

 I trust that it will be found acceptable. 



Dispatch jSTo. 191, of date 15th July, 1881, from this Consulate to the 

 Department of State, contained a notification that the exhibition above 

 referred to would be held in Edinburgh, in the month of April, 1882 ; 



