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Rufford, of Sapy, Worcestershire, who died, at the age of 82, about 

 1678. NICOLAS. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



1 " The carp spawns towards the end of May, or the beginning 

 of June, according to the temperature of the water and the season ; 

 and it is supposed to continue spawning occasionally for four or 

 five months, and always for a longer period than most other fish." 

 PENNELL. 



The spawn of a large carp contains from six to seven hundred 

 thousand eggs. 



8 The period of gestation in the elephant is twenty months. 



PRACTICAL ESSAY. 

 CARP. 



Carp fishing was a favourite amusement of mine in more youth- 

 ful days. There were two pools full of very large carp, and I used 

 to bring home, after an afternoon's fishing, a dozen carp, from two 

 to six pounds in weight each. On pool was on the top of aWelsh 

 hill, and nobody fished there but ourselves until I wrote about it, 



