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Studies of Agricultural Schools for Beggars, Young Criminals, 

 Orphans and Foundlings in Holland, Switzerland, Belgium and 

 France. By Messrs. Luriau & Romand. 



Guide to Bee Culture. By Debeauvoys. 



English Agriculture and Economy. Translated by Baucelin 

 Dutertre. 



Course of Agriculture. By Count Gasparin. 



Competition of Stock for Slaughter in 1853 at Bordeaux, Nismes, 

 Lyons, Nantes and Poissy, and the premiums. 



Laws and Documents relative to Drainage. Imperial Press. 



Presented by Frederick U. Gerssenhaimer. 

 The Character of Theophrastus. Translated into English. 



FISH BREEDING. 

 We are much indebted to Dr. Adams, of our city, just returned 

 from Paris, for the perusal of the '' Instructions Pratiques sur 

 Pisciculture, &c., by M. Coste. 



The formation of nests by fish is curious. We extract the fol- 

 lowing translation, by H. Meigs. 



I placed, in the College of France, circular basins of about 

 six feet diameter and one foot deep, and put into them all the 

 matters necessary for the fish nest making, according to my expe- 

 rience. I then put in a large number of Sticklebacks, male and 

 female, taken when they were about to lay their eggs. A few 

 days afterwards, I saw some of the males choosing permanent 

 residences in various parts of the basin, and very actively em- 

 ployed. I watched all their operations to find out what brought 

 them continually to the same spot. I soon discovered that they 

 were employed solely in collecting materials for a construction 

 requiring all their resources, and I became a witness of the most 

 curious spectacle that it is possible to contemplate. 



I saw each male fish busy heaping up in his chosen place, bits 

 of grass and plants of all sorts, brought far and near, with which 

 he was making a carpet. But as his materials were apt to be 

 carried away by movements of the water, he took the precaution 



