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Table 22. — Record of living contents of samples of brine taken from six salterns — Continued. 



Tank No. 5. 



Date 



1911. 

 Aug. 16 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



16 



23 



Dec. 1 



8 



14 



22 

 29 



1912. 

 Jan. 4 

 11 

 18 

 25 

 Feb. 1 

 8 

 15 

 22 

 29 

 7 

 14 

 21 

 28 

 3 

 10 

 17 

 2-1 

 May 2 



Mar. 



Apr, 



Tem. 

 air. 



Tem 

 brine. 



20 

 23 

 17 

 24.5 



26 

 20 

 23 



22 

 17 

 26 

 17 

 22 

 18 



17.5 



11 



25 



16 



10 



14 



14 



12 



10 



18 



14.5 



13 



21 



17 



11 



14 



17 



14 



14 



11 



14 



16 



16 



28 

 32 

 25.5 



28 



29 



19.5 



24 



26 

 21 

 27 

 17 

 25 

 21 



19 

 20 

 17 

 16 

 13.5. 



11 



14 



14.5 



13 



21 



20 



18 



20 



22 



20 



21 



18 



18 



24 



14 



24 



23 



24.4 



Sp. Br. 

 brine. 



1.235 

 1.236 

 1.245 

 1.235 



1.235 



1.2375 



1.2425 



1.245 



1.2425 



1.2452 



1.170 



1.2375 



1.2375 



1.220 



1.1975 



1.2122 



1.1225 



1.1325 



1.145 

 1.120 



1.1075 



1.0975 



1.1225 



1.135 



1.115 



1.120 



1.130 



1.1475 



1.150 



1.1325 



1.120 



1.1275 



1.1325 



1.155 



1.1625 



1.175 



1.215 



1.220 



Sun. 



bright 



do 



do 



do 



do 



out after shower 

 bright 



do 



do 



do 



clouded 



clear 



clear but clouds. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



dark clouds 



raining 



rain 



clear 



do 



do 



bright 



cloud 



do 



clear 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



No. of 

 D. viridis. 



some 



as in No. 1 . . 



do 



very many 

 some v. 



do 



as in No. 1. . 



do 



many z. t few v. 



do 



do 



do 



many z., many v. 

 do 



many z., few v. 

 as in No. 3. . . . 

 some (div.) , some v 

 some z., many v. 

 some z., some v. 



many z., 

 do 



many z., 

 do., 

 do.. 



many 



many z., few v.. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



some 



many 



do 



do 



do 



No. of D. 

 salina. 



few . 



many . 

 do. 



many . 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



do. 



some (div.) , 



do 



do 



do. 

 do. 



few 



some .... 



do... 



fewer 



few 



do... 



do... 



do... 

 more .... 

 very few. 

 some .... 



do... 

 few 



some . . 



few . . . 



many . 



do. 



Color of water. 



same as No. 1 . 



very green in tube 



pinkish 



(mother-liquor) 

 reddish and re- 

 filled 



pink-brownish. . . 



colorless . 



greenish . 



do .. 



colorless . 

 do... 



do 



do 



faint greenish . . . 



brownish 



greenish 



do 



colorless 



brownish 



do 



slightly brownish 



do 



do 



pink 



brownish 



do 



colorless 



pink 



do 



Pyra- 

 mim- 

 onas. 



some 

 do 



some 

 do 



do 

 do 



few 



Salt. 



Remarks. 



artemias few 

 artemias many 



do 

 artemias few, many 



dead 

 artemias none 



do 

 artemias few and 

 small 



do 

 artemias some 



do 



do 



rained for 2 days 



probably overflowed 

 by tide, no arte- 

 mias 



no artemias 



rained 3 days, no 

 artemias 



do 

 do 

 do 



protozoa well fed! 



Tank No. 6. 



1911. 

 Aug. 16 



Sept. 



28 

 Oct. 5 



13 



19 



26 



Nov. 2 



9 



IS 



23 



20 



25 



16.5 

 26 

 24 

 20 



24 

 22 



19 



27 

 17.5 

 23.5 

 19 



17 



13 



29 



25 

 29 



19 



25 

 26 



21.5 



27.5 



17 



24.5 



21 



18.5 



20 



1.220 

 1.230 



1.232 

 1.233 

 1.2250 

 1.2325 



1.2375 

 1.245 



1.245 



1.250 



1.190 



1.2475 



1.250 



1.245 



1.225 



bright 



do 



do 



do 



do 



bright after show- 

 ers 

 bright 



do 



do 



do 



clouded 



clear 



clear but clouds . 



do 



do 



conjugating? . 



many z.,few adults 



many z 



many z., some v. 

 do 



do 



many z., few v. . 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



dividing 



some z., few v. . . 



very few 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



many 



do 



very few 



do 



eome 



do 



some dividing? 

 conjugating? . . . 



few 



colorless .... 



pinkish 



faint pinkish 

 do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



colorless .... 



pinkish 



reddish 



pinkish 



colorless .... 



crystallized out 



do ... . 



do ... . 

 do ... . 



do ... . 



do ... . 

 do ... . 



do ... . 



do ... . 

 do ... . 

 do ... . 

 do ... . 

 do ... . 



do ... . 



filled from pickle- 

 pond No. 3, many 

 artemias 



pickle-pond No. 3 

 refilled: greenish, 

 large artemias, eggs 



artemias none 



do 



artemias many but 



small 

 artemias few and 



small 

 artemias some 

 do 

 do 



