APPENDIX III. 

 ODDS AND ENDS. 



CONTAINING tables of spawn in various fishes ; the 

 seasons when fish spawn ; the months when fish are 

 in good condition ; of water plants suitable for fish ponds ; 

 the months when it is illegal to catch trout in the various 

 States ; also trout breeding outfit, tricks for managing 

 domesticated fish, tricks for managing the enemies of 

 fish, etc. 



Number of Spawn in Different Fish. 

 Buckland's Table.* 



* Buckland's Fish Hatching, p. 13. 



t It will be seen by this table that in point of yearly increase 

 trout appear at a disadvantage ; but when their superior quality 

 is remembered, one is reminded of the reply of the lioness to the 

 fox, in the fable, when reproached for bringing forth but one off- 

 spring at a birth. The lioness answered, " Unum sed leonem." 

 — ^EsOP'S 23d Fable, Vulpes et Leana. 



