﻿■water. 
  We 
  should 
  add 
  that 
  it 
  can 
  live 
  in 
  water 
  which 
  at 
  

   times 
  may 
  become 
  very 
  cold. 
  As 
  soon 
  as 
  the 
  temperature 
  of 
  the 
  

   water 
  in 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  falls 
  to 
  Sd° 
  or 
  40° 
  (Fahrenheit) 
  it 
  bur- 
  

   rows 
  into 
  the 
  mud 
  and 
  soft 
  bottom, 
  where 
  it 
  remains 
  in 
  a 
  

   semi 
  torpid 
  state 
  until 
  the 
  returh 
  of 
  warm 
  weather 
  revives 
  it. 
  

   During 
  this 
  period, 
  although 
  it 
  does 
  not 
  take 
  food, 
  it 
  is 
  said 
  

   not 
  to 
  lose 
  flesh. 
  On 
  account 
  of 
  this 
  peculiarity 
  of 
  the 
  carp, 
  

   the 
  ponds 
  used 
  for 
  rearing 
  it 
  should 
  have 
  muddy 
  bottoms, 
  

   and 
  should 
  also 
  be 
  furnished 
  with 
  aquatic 
  plants, 
  especially 
  

   those 
  producing 
  seed, 
  whicli 
  ripen 
  and 
  fall 
  into 
  the 
  water. 
  

  

  The 
  carp 
  spawns 
  in 
  the 
  spring 
  and 
  summer, 
  sometimes 
  ex- 
  

   tending 
  its 
  breeding 
  season 
  into 
  the 
  fall 
  months. 
  

  

  The 
  eggs 
  produced 
  attach 
  themselves 
  to 
  the 
  aquatic 
  plants, 
  

   as 
  above-mentioned, 
  and 
  they 
  hatch 
  in 
  from 
  one 
  to 
  two 
  weeks, 
  

   according 
  to 
  the 
  temperature 
  of 
  the 
  water. 
  Sudden 
  changes 
  

   of 
  weather, 
  from 
  warm 
  to 
  cold, 
  often 
  prove 
  fatal 
  to 
  the 
  eggs. 
  

  

  AYliere 
  the 
  ponds 
  are 
  not 
  amply 
  provided 
  with 
  vegetable 
  

   growth, 
  and 
  especially 
  seed-bearing 
  plants, 
  this 
  fish 
  may 
  be 
  

   fed 
  with 
  crumbs 
  of 
  bread, 
  leaves 
  of 
  cabbage, 
  and 
  almost 
  any 
  

   other 
  kind 
  of 
  vegetable 
  used 
  by 
  man 
  ; 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  with 
  rice, 
  

   corn, 
  and 
  cereals 
  of 
  every 
  description, 
  either 
  whole 
  or 
  ground. 
  

   Grain 
  is, 
  however, 
  improved 
  by 
  being 
  boiled 
  in 
  plain 
  water. 
  

  

  The 
  eggs 
  — 
  which 
  are 
  a 
  favorite 
  food 
  with 
  other 
  fish 
  — 
  attach 
  

   themselves 
  as 
  above-mentioned, 
  to 
  twigs 
  and 
  aquatic 
  plants, 
  

   and 
  are 
  consequently 
  very 
  accessible. 
  For 
  this 
  reason, 
  no 
  

   other 
  varieties 
  of 
  fish 
  should 
  be 
  allowed 
  in 
  the 
  ponds 
  used 
  for 
  

   breeding 
  purposes. 
  

  

  The 
  ponds 
  intended 
  by 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  Commissioner 
  at 
  Wash- 
  

   ington 
  to 
  receive 
  a 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  imported 
  fish 
  (which 
  were 
  

   temporarily 
  deposited 
  in 
  the 
  ponds 
  of 
  Druid 
  Hill 
  Park) 
  are 
  

   constructed 
  on 
  the 
  best 
  principles, 
  and 
  have 
  proved 
  very 
  sue 
  

   cessful. 
  We, 
  tlierefore, 
  deem 
  it 
  proper 
  to 
  give 
  a 
  description 
  

   of 
  them, 
  in 
  order 
  that 
  they 
  may 
  serve 
  as 
  models 
  after 
  which 
  

   ponds 
  may 
  be 
  prepared 
  by 
  persons 
  desirous 
  of 
  engaging 
  in 
  

   carp 
  culture. 
  

  

  In 
  tlie 
  accompanying 
  cut, 
  a 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  Largest 
  pond 
  

   (represented 
  by 
  /) 
  is 
  shown. 
  Z 
  and 
  K 
  are 
  smaller 
  ones 
  on 
  

  

  