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but this arises, in a great measure, from the lesser con- 

 trol we possess over the waters, and equally so from 

 their superior fecundity to that of the land ; and such 

 a superiority affords strong argument for the incalcul- 

 able advantage that may accrue from an intelligent and 

 ample system of cultivating the liquid surface of our 

 planet. If we look rightly into the matter, it would 

 appear absurd to deny that the time is not actually 

 come for us to be obliged to bring the waters under cul- 

 tivation." 



Mr Buckland will, we doubt not, rejoice to learn that 

 the water farmer has not only been heard of, but is 

 already located through wider portions of the world 

 than he (Mr B.) seems to be aware of. In the appendix 

 to his very amusingly written as well as useful little 

 book he gives, for the benefit of his inquiring readers, 

 as complete a list as he can of works on pisciculture. 

 It does not include that of M. Jourdier, published in 

 1856 for a couple of francs, and forming part of Hachette 

 & Co/s Eailway Library. "This work," observes the 

 distinguished M. Coste in a commendatory preface to 

 the reader, "is of a double utility, being the most com- 

 plete published up to this date, and comprehending 

 both marine industry and the rearing of leeches." We 

 now refer to M Jourdier's cheap and excellently illus- 

 trated work for the purpose of indicating to those in 

 search of piscicultural knowledge where they may find 

 a list of books far more extensive than that furnished 

 by Mr Buckland. It fills more than two pages, and 

 should be consulted by all pisciculturists able to read 

 French. 



We are glad to have been the means of diffusing 

 much fish lore not accessible to the general reader, and 

 only to be acquired by acquaintance with a new depart- 

 ment of literature much cultivated abroad, and now be- 

 coming known in this country by communications to 

 ' The Field,' and by the writings of the late Dr Esdaile, 

 Mr Thomas Ashworth, Messrs Buist and Brown, Perth; 



