pliia and elsewhere this variety has l)eeii successfuHy bred. Se\eral otlicr \aiieties have been imported 

 in small numbers. Owing to their delicate nature, the introduction of some of the most attractive and 

 highly (le\'eloped forms has not \et been accomijlished, and a great treat is thus in store for American 

 fanciers. Transportation presents serious difficulties which may ne\er l)e o\'ercf)me in the case of some 

 varieties; but with increasing facilities on shipboard, shortening of the journey, and greater experience 

 ill handling, it seems likely that all nf the Japanese \arieties will in time be brought to the hands of 

 (lur breeders. The acquisition of the most delicate forms may be indirectly accomplished by intro- 

 ducing their progenitors and breeding therefrom; the results r)f such crossing would with proper ])re- 

 cautions, as hereinbefore noted, ultimately be the establishment of the desired varieties. 



Howe\'er. it seems ]iiobable that the importation of the tender \'arieties that now succumb to long 

 jotuMieNS ma\' be effected 1>\' the lrans[)ortation of their eggs. By the use of a cool cliambei". the 

 slight retardation of egg de\elopment ma\- result in the introduction of ihe most delicate forms, and 

 this at less expense and trouble than the transfer of the fish themsehes now occasions. 



A very inviting field for the exercise of American ingenuity and skill is the ojiportunity for the 

 production of new goldfish varieties of superior c|ualit\' and exceptional interest b\- judicious crossing, 

 rearing, selection, and cultivation of tlie Japanese forms. As the result of the hybi-idization of Chinese 

 and Ja]janese goldfish, .\merican I'ulturists have obtained a number (jf attracti\-e, stable \arieties to 

 which the name Japanese has imforiunately been attached: but none of these can compare with the 

 possibilities that are suggested by the further crossing of some oi ihc Japanese varieties among them- 

 selves or with some of the forms that deserve to be called American. With such a plastic material on 

 which to work, our breeders arc certainly destined to bring into existence some noteworthv \'arieties 

 — possibly the UKJst remarkaljle that have been produced. 



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