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Large salmon.— Iu the river Tay, uotfar from Perth, was taken, in 

 the middle of December, 1884, a male salmon which weighed 39 kilo- 

 grams (86 pounds) and measured 1.G8 meters (about oh (Vet) in length. 

 Its greatest circumference was 0.76 meter. After it was weighed ami 

 measured it was liberated again. (Norsk Fiskeritidende, part 2, April, 

 1885, p. 236.) 



Frog-farming.— The Bailey Brothers, of Minneola, Sumter County, 

 Florida, contemplate engaging iu this business, and would like informa- 

 tion as to the best method of catching frogs and preparing the meat lor 

 market. 



Plants and seeds received at the carp ponds.— The follow- 

 ing plants and seeds were received at the Carp Ponds of the United 

 States Fish Commission at Washiugton, in March, 1885, from the Royal 

 Gardens at Kew, London : 



Seeds. — Nelumbium speciosum, N'ymphcca ampla, Nymphcca cyanea 

 (stellata), Nymphcea lotus, Victoria regia (50). • 



Plants. — Nelumbium speciosum (1), Thalia dealbata (1), Sagittaria 

 heterophylla (6), Villarsia nymphwoides (1), Polygonum amphibium (1 

 bunch), Ranunculus lingua (6), Nymplma alba (2). 



American fish-eggs in England. — Mr. Henry Ffeunell, writing iu 

 Land and Water of February 28, 1885, says : " Foremost among the more 

 interesting consignments of eggs which have been received from abroad 

 are a large number of ova of various kinds forwarded by the American 

 Government, through their Fishery Commissioner, Professor Baird. 

 The United States Government has been most liberal in its presents of 

 fish-eggs, and English pisciculturists owe it a hearty vote of thanks 

 for giving the National Fish Culture Association an opportunity of 

 carrying on experiments with a view of ascertaining whether the intro- 

 duction of certain fish from American waters into our English, Irish, 

 and Scotch rivers and lakes can be practically and advantageously 

 carried out. The advisability of introducing some appears to me very 

 doubtful, while in other cases it seems highly probable that the nature 

 of our streams and rivers may not be suitable for the propagation of 

 American bred fish. As to the introduction of one American fish, the 

 Salmo fontinalis, I think we have now ample proof that it has proved a 

 failure. Thousands oifontinalis have been turned into various waters 

 in England, and, so far as J can gather, I do not think that in any sin 

 gle instance can it be said that they have been established. They ap- 

 pear to be of a wandering nature, and when put into any fishery they 

 are said generally to push up stream, but I have not heard of their 

 increase in the higher districts. A batch of some 7,000 fontinalis ova 

 arrived at the aquarium on Saturday last, iu fine condition. 



"Among the presents of ova sent by the American Government are 

 those of the whitefish (Coregonus albus), the Penobscot or Atlantic sal- 

 mon, the Schoodic or land-locked salmon, the lake trout (Salrelinus na- 



