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the Western States of the Union these fish frequently reach a weight 

 of 20 pounds. The dispute as to the value of this "hot-blooded 

 and pugnacious" fish waxes hot in the American journals. In Califor- 

 nia Salmo fontinalis is being introduced, and the fish-dealers in New 

 York doubt whether, with its ugly appearance, Salmo iridea will fetch 

 the same price as Salmo fontinalis. In short, it is wise to exercise some 

 caution. But Mr. Atkins, whom I consider as high authority, writes 

 me: " Salmo iridea is a species of fish which promises well." It may be 

 true that it is more advantageous to introduce "land-locked salmon" 

 and Salmo fontinalis, but our prominent pisciculturists will doubtless 

 soon have gathered sufficient experience to enable them to decide as to 

 the true value of this fish. 



We have, therefore, at present in Germany five of the best known 

 and most highly valued American salnionidre. It may seem somewhat 

 hasty to propose names for them, and ask all German pisciculturists to 

 adopt these names, before we know whether these fish have become 

 permanently settled with us. Nevertheless, I shall venture to do this, 

 with the view of preventing the adoption of different names which when 

 once in use are difficult to abolish. It seems best to me to adopt the 

 following names : 



1. For Salmo quinnat, " Californischer Lacks " (California salmon). 



2. For Salmo fontinalis, " Bach-saibling " (brook trout). 



3. For landlocked salmon, u Amerikanische Seelachs " (American lake 

 salmon.) 



4. For Coregonus albus, u Amerikanisclie Mareine," (American marane). 



5. For Salmo iridea, " Begenbogen-Forelle v (rainbow trout). 



Of all these names I like " Seelachs " (lake salmon) least because it is 

 not near as expressive as the term " landlocked salmon, " which much 

 better had be translated by " firmly-nailed wanderer." I shall be glad 

 to receive any propositions of new names for u Seelachs." All the more 

 I am delighted with the short name " Bach-saibling," used in contradis. 

 tinction to our German "saibling," which, properly speaking, only lives 

 in deep lakes, whilst — according to Atkins and others — Salmo fontinalis 

 seems, as regarding its distribution, to take exactly the place of our 

 " Bach-forelle " (brook-trout). 



So much for our American importations. 



Another very fine salmon — the Garpione — has recently been intro- 

 duced in Germany from Lake Garda in Italy ; and several hundreds of 

 these fish are, at the present time, found in excellent health and spirits, 

 in the Starnberg establishment. The eggs of this fish were sent to us 

 from Torbole last summer. There are in Lake Garda Carpione which 

 spawn in summer, and others which spawn iu winter. Why should we 

 not try the experiment and see whether this delicate salmon-trout could 

 be acclimatized in our waters 1 Another batch of eggs has been ordered 

 for the coming winter. 



There are other problems which have to be solved, relating to the 



