670 REPOET OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



2. The Boliemian " mirror-carp," >Spie/7e?fcarp/en. 



3. The Bohemian " leather-carj)," Lederlcarpfen. 



The Bohemian " mirror-carj^ " has been described as a somewhat infe- 

 rior fish in an otherwise excellent book; but most critics, even in 

 Silesia, agree that it is a very fine fish, growing quicker, having a more 

 delicious flavor, and a much hardier nature than the " carp proper." 

 This has been i)roved by actual experiments here in Bauditten. After 

 several vain attempts to transplant the "mirror-carp" to Bauditten 

 from Pardubitz, in Bohemia, a number of these fish have at last safely 

 arrived here, and last year spawned for the first time. Their rapid 

 growth was quite remarkable, for in autumn these young carp meas- 

 ured already 8| to 9 inches in length, and when compared this spring 

 with the other carj) had grown much faster. 



I must finally refer in a few words to one of the most beautiful and 

 I)erhaps most i)rofitable fish, which may likewise be raised in cari)-ponds, 

 viz, the "gold-orfe," Goldorfe. Its back is scarlet, whilst the belly and 

 the sides have a silver color. After many experiments we have this 

 year at last succeeded in raising some of these valuable fish in Bauditten. 



It grows as fast as the carp, is as peaceful a fish, of a hardier nature 

 than the carp, knows how to avoid its enemies, and always keeps near 

 the surface, thus forming a brilliant ornament of any pond. Its flavor 

 must be very delicious, as it is served on the imperial table as a special 

 delicacy on the birthday of the emperor. 



