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upon two of them, for I have not been misled as to 

 the difficulties inherent in this experiment. But the 

 way being prepared I have not lost sight of pond cul- 

 ture, and as I graduall}^ learned more of the habits 

 and characteristics of these new species I have not 

 been slow to remark that one of them combines the 

 qualities which make it suitable for simple and eco- 

 nomic culture, and that by modifying the methods one 

 may secure a new pond fish, the cultivation of which 

 will be infinitely more remunerative than that of the 

 carp. 



Without entering more into details I will give the 

 names of the three species of fish. 



First : California Salmon. 



Its technical name is Salmo quinnat^ and it is called 

 the California salmon because it is very abundant in 

 the rivers of California. Its form is elongate, its sides 

 silvery white, the back greenish gray or blueish and 

 spotted with numerous brown spots ; the head is large, 

 mouth wide, caudal fin deeply forked and pointed at 

 the extremities. It has no red spots on the side like 

 the trout. Its size is large, individuals weighing 

 twenty kilograms having been taken. Its flesh is ex- 

 tremel}^ delicate, of a yellowish apricot color, sometimes 

 deepl}^ pink. It spawns in October. 



Second : The Rainbow Trout, Sabuo irideus. 



This is also from California. In general form it 

 resembles the common trout { Sabno fario). It sides 

 are yellowish white, the back brown, marked with elon- 

 gated spots descending very low on the body ; the 

 caudal fin is truncate, but the fish is especially distin- 

 guished by a beautiful rose band, which extends along 

 the sides from the opercle to the caudal fin. The oper- 

 cle itself is strongly tinged with pink. The rainbow 

 trout does not reach the proportions of the California 

 salmon. It does not exceed fifty to sixt}^ centimeters 

 (twenty to twenty-four inches) ; its flesh is sometimes 



