162 NATURAL HISTORY OP AQUATIC ANIMALS. 



■whose name has been already mentioned, if his statements are reliable, is one of the largest dealers 

 in Frogs in California. He writes, in answer to a circular : " Most of the Frogs caught in this State 

 are caught by me"; and in response to the_ questions propounded, states that he sells about three 

 hundred dozens of live Frogs annually, sending two-thirds of them to San Francisco, and the 

 remainder to various other localities in California. The price during summer ranges from one 

 dollar to two dollars and a half, and in winter from three to five dollars. 



