CONTENTS. 



PART L 

 The Goldfish and its Varieties. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE HISTORY OF THE GOLDFISH. Its Origin. Goldfish Keeping in China. 

 Goldfish Markets in Chinese and Japanese Cities. The Introduction of the 

 Goldfish into Europe. Productiveness of Same in Southern Europe. The 

 Goldfish in the U. S. Degeneration of Same, Introduction of New 

 Varieties. Annual sale of Goldfish in this Country. Competition from 

 Europe 5 



CHAPTER II. 



THE COMMON GOLDFISH. Its Scientific name. Natural History. The Size. 

 The Age. The Food. Maturity of the Goldfish. Mode of Reproduction. 

 The First Stages of the Young. The Coloring of their Skin. Important 

 Facts regarding the Same. External Influences. Growth of Goldfish. 

 Deformities. Enemies and Diseases 9 



CHAPTER III. 



JAPANESE GOLDFISHES. Their Relation to the Common Goldfish. Japanese 

 Classification. The Telescope. Origin of its Name. Its Color. Difficulty in 

 Spawning. Reason for their Scarcity. The Fringe-tail. Its Characteristics. 

 Its Development. Variation in Markings. Their Eyes. The pure Strain 

 secure. Difficulties in Raising "them. The Fantail. The Peculiarity of 

 the Caudal Fin. Advantage of Double-tailed Fish. The Comet. The 

 Nymph. The Ramsnose. The Hognose. Size attained by Japanese 

 Goldfishes | 14 



CHAPTER IV. 



CHINESE GOLDFISHES. Their Distinction in Colors. The Mottled Beauty. The 

 Superb. The Small Blue. The Moor, or Darkey. The Piebald. The 

 Ruby. The Redfin. The Tumbler. The Elegant. The Cross of Lor- 

 raine , 20 



iii 



