8 THE NEW AKT OF BREEDING FISH. 



which he accomplished such extraordinary results. 

 He travelled through many of the communes, stop- 

 ping at Allevard, Pontcharra, Sassenage, Veurey, 

 Vizille, D'Oisans, Kives, Pont-en-Royans, Paladra, 

 Lamps, St. Geoire, Arandon, Buisse and Grenoble, 

 and every where experimenting publicly. He enlist- 

 ed the services in some places of Messrs. Janon and 

 Rafin, fishermen of Veurey, who were engaged in 

 collecting the spawn from which supplies could be 

 furnished as required. 



He also made arrangements with Mr. Millon, 

 fish dealer at Charavines, by which he would be able 

 to furnish the eggs of I'ombre chevalier ; a very 

 rare species of trout, which, in France, is only 

 found in Lake Paladru, and indeed only in a certain 

 part of that lake. This is the most beautiful of 

 French fishes, and by epicures is considered more 

 delicate than any other taken in fresh water. It 

 spawns in December. Mr. Perel, fisherman, No. 3, 

 Neuve-des-Penitents street, Grenoble, can supply 

 the spawn of this trout. 



In the course of his journey, Mr. Gehin prepared 

 more than two hundred boxes of eggs and deposited 

 them in well selected places to effect the artificial 

 hatching. 



NATURAL PRODUCTION AND HATCHING. 



We have witnessed the operations of Mr. Gehin, 

 at Sassenage. But before describing them, let us 

 say a word on the causes which led Messrs. Geliin 



