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cover up the ova without squeezing or compressing 

 it. This, it is needless to say, is a delicate operation, 

 the depositing of the ova being very gently done with 

 a spoon ; the ova, being in a can or bowl of water, 

 whence it is lifted and deposited by the spoonful, 

 it is then spread as regularly and evenly about as 

 possible, thickly, but not heaped on top of each other. 

 Unfortunately, the first year, from some accident, we 

 did not procure the greyHng spawn which we had ex- 

 pected, and some perch spawn was placed in the boxes 

 for experiment, and safely hatched in them. The 

 next trout season approached, and meantime I had 

 retired from the committee, though still taking every 

 interest in the proceedings, and visiting the works 

 constantly. 



While talking one day with my friend Mr. Ponder 

 on the chances of heavy winter floods, often pre- 

 valent at Hampton, which might perhaps overflow 

 the boxes (as the meadow lay low and close to the 

 river), it struck me that it would be feasible for 

 him to erect an apparatus in his own greenhouse, as 

 a stream of clear water ran about ten yards from it, 

 and I suggested the idea to him, and without loss 

 of time he proceeded to put it into execution. A 

 well was sunk close to the stream, a force pump 

 erected, with a pipe from it communicating with 



