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suitable buildings under the direction of Monsieur 

 Coste. 



The system arranged at Hiiningen by Monsieur 

 Coste for the artificial propagation of fish has led 

 some writers to regard him as ( the father of pisci- 

 culture.' The peculiarity of his system was the use 

 of a grille or gridiron made of hollow rods of glass 

 arranged closely together, the ends being fixed in a 

 wooden frame. The eggs were laid on these grilles 

 instead of being placed under gravel. The excellence 

 of this plan is attested by the fact that it is still 

 employed by some of the leading fish-culturists in 

 Europe with the best results. 



The tireless efforts of Frank Buckland in the 

 cause of fish culture since 1862, and especially the 

 publication of his fascinating little book ( Fish 

 Hatching,' in 1863, stimulated many in this country 

 to turn their attention to the artificial propagation of 

 salmonidae, and since that time numerous establish- 

 ments for the cultivation of salmon and trout on a 

 commercial scale have sprung up in different parts 

 of the United Kingdom, some of which have met 

 with conspicuous success. In his * Natural History 

 of British Fishes,' the preface to which, written at 

 the end of 1880, is said to contain nearly, if not 

 quite, the last words he ever wrote, Frank Buckland 



