RIVER GARDENS ; 



as tumbler pigeons do in their flight. The variety 

 termed the " Blue Greening," a rich blue, flushed 

 with orange, is very beautiful, as are several others. 



In the Kin-yu division there is a species with 

 rather large crimson spots bordered with blue, and 

 another peculiar variety, entirely flesh colour, or 

 " toute chair," as M. de Sauvigny translates the 

 Chinese name. 



There is a sub-species of the Dragon-eyed division 

 which have egg-shaped bodies, like the Ya-tan-yu 

 family, one of which, whose entire colour is deep 

 carmine, is very remarkable, and known by the 

 characteristic name of the " Cherry." 



The species Ouen-yu, or "lettered" kind, so named 

 from their streaky markings, not altogether unlike 

 Chinese characters, has some very pretty varieties, 

 especially one called the "Elegant," a perfectly 

 white fish pure paper white sparingly dashed with 

 patches of pearly pink on the body, and having 

 some exquisite letter-like markings about the head 

 and tail. Another is rich scarlet, shading to black 

 on the back, in the midst of which is a large cross 

 of pure white, having two transverse bands, like the 

 cross of Lorraine. 



Among the Nin-eubk-yu, or Nymphs, I have 

 omitted to name one peculiarly fine variety, called 



