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orative effect is desired. They are perfectly hardy over winter in a deep 
pool or where they may burrow in leaves or soft mud. The type breeds 
quite true to form and many thousands of them are raised annually for 
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Fic. 10. THE ScaLtep Comet 
the trade. A few years ago there was a wonderful strain of scaleless 
comets of deep, oxblood red color. Unfortunately this was lost and 
present-day breeders with scaleless stock that could be so crossed as to 
produce scaleless comets find it more profitable to utilize their spare time 
and energy in propagating other breeds. 
Fig. 11. THe SHUBUNKIN 
