The Char. 



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very young state. I have known thousands destroyed 

 by the overflowing of a river, as well old as young. The 

 cause of all our rivers falling off in the quantity of fish, 

 is from the increasing impurity of the water, as fish 

 especially require pure water. 



The above interesting notice of the Trout has been communicated to 

 the publisher by Mr. Boccirs, who devotes himself professionally to the 

 increase offish in rivers and ponds, and has performed marvels. 



THE CHAR, OR ALPINE TROUT, 



(Salmo salvelinus,) 



Is not unlike the trout ; t> scales are very small ; the 

 colour of the body marked with numerous spots and 

 points of black, red, and silver, mixed with yellow, and 

 without a circle ; the back tinged with olive-green ; the 

 belly white, the snout bluish. All the fins, except 

 those of the back, are reddish, and the adipose one is red 

 on its edge. This fish is about twelve inches in length, 

 and is esteemed very delicate as an article of food, espe- 

 cially by the Italians. It is abundant in the Lago di 

 Garda, near Venice ; and is also found, not only in our 

 northern lakes in Westmoreland and Scotland, but also 

 in the large sheets of water at the foot of the mountains 

 in Lapland. The potted Char enjoys a high and de- 

 served reputation in several parts of the Continent, as 



