Slate for aquaria, thicknesses and weight.... 278 



Slime fungi, Mixogastres, etc 161 



Slumber of the goldfish 21 



Small greenhouse for goldfish culture* 104 



Snails and mussels of freshwater* 217 



Snails, classification and description of fresh- 

 water* 220 to 237 



Neritina reclivata and N. showal- 



teri* 221 



Viviparus viviparus, V. georgianus 



and V. malleatus* 222, 238 



Campeloma decisum and C. Pondero- 



sus* 223 



Lioplax subcarinata, and X.. pels- 



bryi* 224 



Valvata tricarinata, V. bicarinata 



and V. sincera* 225 



A mpullaria depressa, V. miamiensis 



and V. pinei* 226 



Somatogyrus altilis, and S. subglo- 



bosus* 227 



Amnicola Hmosa, A, granum and A. 



palida* 227. 228 



Bithynia tentaculata* 228 



Ganiobasis virginica and G. tnultin- 



eata* 228, 229 



Anculosa carinatus* 229 



Succinea oHiqua and S. ritusa* . . . 230 



Lymnee stagnalis, L. palustris, L. 



columella, L. putris, h. deci- 



diosa ana L. catasc opium* .2Zl, 232 



Planorbis bicarinatus, P. campanu- 



latus, P. trivolvis and P. mag- 



nificus* 233, 234 



Segmentina armigerus and 5". wheat- 



leyi* 235 



Ancylus rivularis, A. parallelus and 



A. lacustris* 236 



Physa heterostropha and A. hypno- 



rum* 237 



Snail breeding 239 



Snail farming 239 



Snail, parasites of 147 



Snakes or Ophidia, Classification of.... 340 to 344 



Ground snake, C. amtEnus 



Red-bellied snake, S. occipitomacu- 



lata 



De Kay's snake, 5. dekayi 



Riband snake, T. sauritus 



Garter snake, T. sirtalis 341 



Water snake, N. sipedon 



Green snake, O. astivus 



Grass snake, L. vernalis 



Black snake, B. constrictor 



Pine or Bull snake, P. melano- 



leucus 342 



Rin§:-neck snake, D. punctatus... 

 Cham or Thendor snake, L, getu- 



lus 



Red or Corn snake, L. doliatus — 

 Milk or House snake, L. doliatus 



triangulus 343 



Spreading Adder snake, H. platir- 



hinos 



Copperhead snake, A. contortrix.. 

 Common Rattlesnake, C. horridus 

 Diamond Rattlesnake, C. adaman- 



teus 344 



Prairie Rattlesnake, 5". catenatus . 



Soft water for aquaria 175 



Soil for aquatic plants 179 



feeding young fishes 117 



"Sore throat" of fishes, and treatment 140 



Spawning the goldfish 91 



Spawn or eggs of goldfishes 101 



Specially equipped Breeding establishments*. 107 



Spiderlike parasites, Arachnia* 152 



Spiny-rayed fishes 85 



Sponges or Porifera, calcarea and non-cal- 



carea 299 



Sporozoa, protozoan parasites* 154 



Sports in goldfishes 99 



Spring-time shrimp, B. stagnalis* 118 



Squamata or lizards and snakes 339 



Starfishes or Rays and Brittle Stars 304, 305 



Asterias forbesii, etc 



Ophiothris angulata 



Am,phiura squamata 



Ophiopholis aculeata, etc 



Sea-urchins 306 



Arbacia punctulata 



S. drobachiensis 



Sand-dollars or Shield-urchins 306 



Echinarchnius parma 



Sea-cucumbers 306, 307 



Pentacta frondosa, etc 



Starchy foods for fishes 127 



Sterilization of water by boiling 175 



Stickleback, the, A. quadratus, etc:* 72, 317 



parasites of 148, 149, 154, 156 



Stocking the aquarium, freshwater 30 



Stocing the aquarium, marine 322 



Stream and Fond collecting 85 



Sturgeon, parasites of 147, 148 



Substitutes for live food 126 



Sucker, the common, C commersonnii* 81 



parasites of the 147, 148, 1 56 



Submerged and partly emersed plants. .. .183, 214 



Substances in water 1 72 



Success with aquarium fishes 30, 102 



Successful propagation methods 92 



Sunfish, E. gibbosus, etc.* 73 



parasites of 147, 156 



Sunlight, growth of plants affected by 178 



Surface light for aquaria 171 



Surgical treatment for diseases 136 



for tail-rot of fishes 140 



for dropsy 143 



for injured or diseased fishes 144 



Swamp aquarium 332, 333 



Swimming bladder of the goldfish* 18 



trouble and treatment.... 143 



Table of contents 377 



goldfish breeds, Ryder's 95 



Table-salt treatment for White fungus 135 



for Black fungus 137 



for Twitters or Itch 138 



for Fin congestion 139 



for leeches 151 



for parasites 160 



Tail-rot diseases of fishes, and treatment*... 140 



Tails of goldfishes 97 



Tanks and basins in winter* 104 



Tank water for indoor aquaria 177 



Tapeworms or Cestoda parasites* 148 



Tench, the Green and Golden, T. tinea, T. 



caeruleus and T. auratus* 77 



parasites of 148, 156 



Temperature in feeding 117 



Terraria and aqua-terraria 329 



dry 329 



heated dry 330 



heated moist 330 



planting the 330 



rockwork, etc 330 



plants for 214, 331 



animals for 331 



Tessellated Darter, B. olmstedi* 80 



Testudinata or Turtles, tortoises and terrapins 344 

 Tetromitus nitschei, an infusorian parasite*.. 158 



Tincture of aloes and myrrh 133 



for White fungus 136 



for tailrot 140 



Toads, tree-toads and frogs 333 



parasites of ... 156 



Tools and appliances 283, 284, 325 



Transferring fishes from aquarium and out- 

 of-door conditions 100, 177 



Transparent African snail, L. aitricularta* . . . 238 



Transporting marine catches 324 



Treatment for diseases of fishes 132 



for fungus on spawn 134 



for White fungus 135 



for Black fungus 137 



for Twitters or Itch 138 



for autotoxin 138 



for constipation 139 



for fin congestion . . .- 139 



for tailrot 140 



for gill congestion 141 



for consumption ^ 142 



for, eye inflammation 142 



for swimming-bladder trouble .... 143' 



for dropsy 143 



for injuries 144 



for animal parasites. 159, 160, 161, 162 



for vegetable parasites 165 



for plant fungi 167 



for sick fishes, muddy water 176 



Tree-toads and tree-frogs 336 



as pets and barometers 337 



Tremotoda or Flukes, parasites* 146 



Tremotod parasites which produce Black fun- 

 gus* 137 



Trianea, for freshwater aquaria* 210, 208 



bogotensis or Floating-heart 210 



as an out-door plant 210 



Trochelminths, the Rotifera and Gastrotricha* 124 



Trout, parasites of 145 



Typha or Cat-tails 214 



Type of a fine Fringetail goldfish '.'.\ 356 



Tuftstone for aquaria jgg 



Turbid water for young fishes 176 



Turlington's Balsam treatment 133 



for White fungus .'.* .'i .".*." 136 



for Black fungus 137 



for tailrot 140 



384 



