iv CONTENTS. 
PART I. 
The Ponds and their Construction. 
CHAPTER V. 
ABOUT FISH-PONDS IN GENERAL.—Distinction of the Name. Reason for the 
Establishment of Ponds. The Monks as Fish-culturists. Profitableness of 
* Pond-culture. The German Carp. Old Establishments, Largest Fish- 
ponds on the Globe. Necessity of Pond-culture in the United States, Con- 
sumption of food fishes in this Country. Reason for it. Riches of the 
Rivers in former Days. Pisciculture compared with Agriculture. Culture 
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CHAPTER VI. 
THE CONSTRUCTION OF PONDS FOR GOLDFISH CULTURE.—The Different kinds. 
of Ponds. The Value of a Pond. Location or Site for the Ponds, Arrang- 
ing the Ponds Advantageously. Ways of Constructing a Pond. Ponds for 
Different Purposes. The Number of them. Spawning, Rearing, Storage 
and Winter Ponds, Depth of the Same. The Dams. Their Construction. 
The Inlet. The Outlet. Its Construction, The Water Supply. The Supply 
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CHAPTER VII. 
THE AUTHOR’s ESTABLISHMENT.— Illustration. Description............0 ......35 
CHAPTER VIII. 
THE PROPAGATING BED.—Construction of the Same. Economical use of Mate- 
rials, Advantages of a False Bottom. Location of the Bed. The Nursery. 
THE REARING PonD.—The Size of it. The Water Level. Circulation of the 
Water. Plants for the Pond. 
THE STORAGE Ponp.—Its Purposes. 
THE WINTER Ponp.—lIts Construction and Requirements. Other Winter 
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PART 11. 
The Propagation and Care of the Goldfish. 
CHAPTER IX. 
THE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE GOLDFISH.—The Scales. The Fins. 
The Gills. The Heart. The Voice. The Air-bladder. The Stomach. 
The Eyes. Hearing. The Act of Sleeping. Taste. Smell. Reproduc- 
tion. Female Organs. The Ovary. The Oviduct. The Male. The 
Spermatic Organs. The Spermatazoa. The Egg. The Fecundation of 
the Egg. The Development of the Embryo. The Perfect Fish, The 
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