100 VAEIETIES OF GOLD-FISH. 



blood. Mr. Wagner feeds them on an insect dietary, 

 such as blood worms, insect larvae, and ants' eggs, with 

 clotted blood and barley, also finely-chopped meat, 

 either cooked or raw. The fry born in the spring grow 

 to the size of an inch to two or more inches by the 

 autumn, and are then sold as globe fish. By means of 

 judicious crossing he has obtained many varieties, such as 

 the '^ telescope fish," the " dolphin head," the " double- 

 tail," and the " Narwhal." They are transported in an 

 oval cask with a j)erforated bung on the side. The cask is 

 not filled ; the splashing of the water aerates it. They 

 are sent long distances, such as to Denmark, Kussia, 

 Italy, England, &c. My friend Mr. Jamrach, the well- 

 known animal dealer, of 180, St. George's Street, E., 

 often has large consignments of these fish, which, though 

 small, are very handsome and good coloured. 



GUDGEON. 



Abdominales Malacopterygii. Cyprinidcs, 



[Gohco jiuviatilis, Cyprinus goheo.) 



Local name : Googen, Gogone. German : Grundling, GressUng, 

 Krehsfi.scli. French : Le Goujon. Dutch : Grondell. Italian : 

 Gohione. 



To the fishermen living on the banks of the Thames 

 the Gudgeon is one of the most valuable of our British 

 fishes, inasmuch as fishing for the brave little fellow, 

 which gives such excellent sport, is an excuse for many 

 a pleasant outing. 



When in the 2nd Life Guards at Windsor I used to 

 devote much of my spare time to gudgeon-fishing in 

 the Thames, and have now in my room a water-colour 

 drawing of the two brothers Eeid, the Eiding-master 

 and the Adjutant, who were my constant companions in 



