OR, THE HOME-CULTURE OF FRESH-WATER PLANTS. 



which, the "Telescope" holds a prominent place. 

 He is a fine large fish, delicately marked with very 

 light shades of scarlet, black, and grey. 



Of the Nin-eubJc-yu, or Nymphs, there are end- 

 less varieties, all beautiful. The one called the 

 Amber Yellow is very distinct. His ground colour 

 is silver, with fine large patches of delicate amber- 

 yellow, not at all inclining to scarlet, like our com- 

 mon varieties each patch deepening in the centre 

 to a pure orange. 



There is also the Ruby, a fish of exquisite beauty, 

 being of delicate, semi-opaque violet- crimson, fading 

 to a delicate rose colour underneath. 



Of the Ya-tan-yu tribe or species, so named from 

 the rotund, spherical, or egg-like shape of the fish, 

 there are many very curious varieties : one, with 

 a rich violet back, flushed with deep rust colour, 

 whose native name M. de Sauvigny translates as 

 the "ferruginous," is very singular ; as is another 

 with a drooping, fringe-like, scarlet tail, known as 

 " Red Fringe." 



The species Kin-teon-yu is very remarkable, and 

 seems quite distinct. The tail and head are bent 

 upwards, giving to the entire fish the form of a 

 crescent ; and they have the habit, it would seem, 

 of throwing themselves over and over as they swim, 



